Tom Brady Follows Billionaire LeBron James Into America’s Fastest Growing Sport by Becoming Its Newest Owner Ahead of NFL Retirement

7-time Super Bowl champion, Tom Brady, has been working on his retirement plan for a while, as he made plenty of investments in the last few years. Recently, he made another big investment as he is part of the ownership group of one of the teams in the Major League Pickleball (MLP).

It is worth noting that pickleball is one of the fastest-growing sports in the USA right now. It has become really popular among fans. Some of the top NBA superstars, including LeBron James, Draymond Green, and Kevin Love, also invested in the MLP.

Tom Brady invested big time in the Major League Pickleball

It is worth noting that Brady‘s ownership group is led by Knighthead Capital Management LLC. Apart from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback, and 4-time Grand Slam champion, Kim Clijsters, is also a part of the ownership group. As per the MLP, she will also join Brady and own one of the expansion teams.

According to MLP, the teams will start playing professionally from the 2023 season. Earlier, they had only 12 teams and now, after a lot of investments, the MLP has expanded it to 16 teams. According to reports, around 4.8 million players play the game. The founder of the MLP, Steve Kuhn, talked about expanding the sport by 2030 and aiming for at least 40 million players by then.

Pickleball is somewhat similar to tennis, and players of any age can play this game professionally, unlike tennis. Hence, honorary president of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Clijsters, also joined the MLP to expand the sports not only in the USA but also around the world.

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Meanwhile, this was one of Brady’s biggest investments of his career, as he is looking ahead to the future. Although he announced his retirement once already, he is still playing for the Bucs. Fans think this could be his last season as he is chasing another Super Bowl ring.

Brady is currently having a personal crisis

While Brady is making waves in the business world, his personal life is crumbling down. Currently, his marriage with his wife Gisele Bündchen is failing as the couple is on the brink of getting a divorce after almost 13 years of marriage. Reportedly, Bündchen was not very happy about Brady returning to football after announcing retirement. She wanted him to focus on his family.

However, Brady decided to return to the Bucs for another season, possibly. Despite all the personal problems, Brady is still performing at a high level. His team is currently sitting on top of the NFC South division.

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