NBA star Kevin Durant bought an expansion team in Major League Pickleball, joining a group of billionaires and some of the best known athletes in the world.
The two superstars are competing on the same court.
One of the league's 16 teams will now be controlled by Thirty Five Ventures, a joint venture with Rich Kleiman.
Three of the four highest-paid American athletes are now Major League Pickleball owners, as fellow NBA star James, a billionaire, and legendary NFL quarterback Brady were each announced as owners of other expansion teams earlier this month.
In recent years, pickleball has become the nation's fastest-growing sport and now reaches elite athletes. The sport has the same rules as tennis but is played on a smaller court.
Bill Gates, the co-owner of Microsoft, said in a July post that he thought pickleball could one day be an Olympic sport.
When Rich persuaded me to go to the court one day, I played a few games and was like, "I understand now."
Tom Brady and Kim Clijsters are the newest Major League owners.
Bill Gates has a favorite game that is the fastest growing sport in America.
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