Naomi Osaka, the Japanese tennis star, recently irked her fans with her post on social media. Nick Kyrgios has officially joined Osaka and other top athletes to invest in the pickleball league. Fans were shocked to see Osaka’s recent social media post.
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The Aussie is the brand-new team owner in the rapidly trending pickleball league. Kyrgios and Osaka, are the new investors of Miami PC. The team will compete in the 2023 Major Pickleball League. Pickleball is a developing sport that combines tennis, badminton, and ping pong. It has gained the attention of numerous notable admirers and investors from other professional sports.
Naomi Osaka shocks her fans with her recent social media post
Major League Pickleball and the Professional Pickleball Association, merged to launch the league with 24 teams instead of its previous 12 teams. Nick Kyrgios and Naomi Osaka intend to invest in pickleball to support it and launch the Miami Pickleball Club. Miami will serve as the team’s home base, and the league starts in 2023.
Osaka is excited to be associated with new sport and is pleased with her Miami-based team. Osaka and Kyrgios have joined a long list of tennis players who have invested in pickleball, particularly the rapidly expanding Major League Pickleball.
Major League Pickleball’s inaugural season began in 2021. The MLP is the first professional league with a plan for the game’s international expansion. MLP wishes to advance pickleball even though there have been numerous events in the past.
Fans React to Naomi Osaka’s new venture
I’m scared we lost her pic.twitter.com/z6PkGE7A4q
— 👑Queen Badosa👑 A SLAM QUEST 2023 (@Spllomi) December 21, 2022
One fan was quick to tweet,” I’m scared we lost her.” Many fans were shocked and disappointed with Osaka’s latest investment. Here are some such reactions on Twitter:
She doesn’t give a toss about tennis, does she? https://t.co/3JHBdM6lfV
— Steven Mills (@StevenMtennis) December 21, 2022
not pickleball and kyrgios… she’s very lost lol… https://t.co/wHnEOG7DWJ
— lilian (@serenas24thslam) December 22, 2022
wtf is this shit 😭😭😭 https://t.co/54tk7msMDR
— ana 😋 (@vixenjennie) December 21, 2022
One angered fan also tweeted,” a modern tragedy.” The only thing moving faster than this venture capital-backed gold rush is the rising number of pickleball detractors.
a modern tragedy https://t.co/CFCvPjvOYP
— rey (@reysephone) December 21, 2022
She’s so gone😭 https://t.co/xFAWeCYVqu
— G | off-season 🏳️🌈 (@gigaswiatek) December 21, 2022
Lemme act surprised https://t.co/KevJIwr3Sb
— K (@roses_are_chaen) December 21, 2022
According to some professional sportsmen, anyone can pick up the sport in five minutes and start playing right away. Pickleball is a racquet sport, and although it resembles tennis in terms of playing tactics and court layout, the two sports differ significantly.
naomi look at me this isn’t you https://t.co/yHD0ckIo6n
— s🇲🇦🇧🇷 (@lewis1hbh) December 21, 2022
This is so embarrassing https://t.co/CEe7czfyAP
— josh (@okcarn) December 21, 2022
Me trying to remember why I started stanning @naomiosaka each time I see her with That One-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.
cc: @stuartduguid pic.twitter.com/Z166F9rYzW https://t.co/b85idY7NDD
— Tanya (@ScriptedTanya) December 21, 2022
Fans were surprised to see Osaka’s crown sticker. She had posted the sticker on Kyrgio’s head in her social media post. Pickleball supporters think that the sport is the quickest sport to trend in America.
Osaka is down bad https://t.co/wlgXDF1fdO
— Richard Flowers (@richardflours) December 21, 2022
She got the bag and ran away. Now promoting pickleball 🤢
Literally a war crime against tennis. Disgusting. https://t.co/hst2Sctavz
— ☁️☀️☁️ (@SaphireTennis) December 21, 2022
Why are so many tennis players promoting a "sport" that's displacing and destroying public tennis spaces?? Also, which tennis hating billionaire is behind this sport? No way all this PR push to promote it is coming out of no where. https://t.co/savRbeG02N
— NoFirstName claycourtdal (@samstennnis) December 21, 2022
Pickleball has developed into a multimillion-dollar enterprise from a casual summertime sport played in the driveway.
Damn, Naomi. How am I gonna root for you? https://t.co/Na3zRNWkQq
— Hannah (@hannah_hbic) December 21, 2022
One perplexed fan tweeted, ” Damn, Naomi. How am I gonna root for you.”
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The 18-time Grand Slam champion Martina Navratilova expressed her opinions on pickleball in a tweet. Even though she has tried the sport, she still prefers tennis. To prevent pickleball from clashing with tennis, the legend further suggested that play be limited to pickleball-specific courts.
Kyrgios recently shared warning remarks to other Pickleball team owners
Pickleball’s future appears bright, owing to its growing popularity and investments made by some well-known individuals. It will be interesting to see if any more tennis stars decide to play pickleball. Kyrgios announced the team’s first-round draught picks. The Australian also issued a subtle warning to the opposing team’s co-owners, which included LeBron James, Tom Brady, and Kevin Durant.
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The sport, which was created in 1965, has recently gained popularity once more, with adults and kids playing the tennis-like game by taking over entire parks. The CEO of Major League Pickleball, Brian Levine, is undoubtedly confident that the tournament’s stature will increase as a result of the support and exposure provided by the most prestigious celebrities. Let us know what you think about Pickleball in your comments below.
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