Major League Pickleball, which boasts owners such as LeBron James, merged with the PPA's week-old VIBE League, which features Mark Cuban as an owner
Major League Pickleball, which boasts owners such as LeBron James, will merge with the PPA's week-old VIBE Pickleball League.
On Tuesday, the league announced Anheuser-Busch as the first Fortune 500 company to purchase an MLP team. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The combined league will continue to operate under the Major League Pickleball brand name and format as the rapidly growing sport surges in popularity.
PPA and MLP have operated independently, under different formats: PPA was focused on an individual format, while MLP featured co-ed teams. Last week, the PPA announced the creation of thewith Mark Cuban as its first team owner. VIBE said it would be team focused and co-ed, similar to what Major League Pickleball has been doing.
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