Kevin Durant has become an owner of a Major League Pickleball expansion team, along with his manager Rich Kleiman and their joint Thirty Five Ventures.
Kevin Durant has joined the list of superstar athletes to own a pickleball team.
Durant was announced Thursday as an owner of a Major League Pickleball expansion team, along with manager Rich Kleiman and their joint Thirty Five Ventures.
«35V is committed to investing in the future of sports and emerging opportunities, and Major League Pickleball is a league we are incredibly excited about,» Kleiman said in a news release. «We can’t wait to build this team from the ground up as well as work to elevate the sport and the league to unprecedented heights. As an avid pickleball player and fan, the interest in the sport was a natural fit.»
Thirty Five Ventures will be involved with the expansion team «as a full-time venture,» according to the release, and will manage all aspects, including marketing and player relations.
