{"author_link":"\/users\/tomazertx","author_name":"tomazertx","author_uid":"tomazertx","comments":[],"epoch":1680452737,"event":"LD52","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":330432,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"175196","p_author":"tomazertx","p_authorkey":"1330419","p_urlkey":"404557","p_title":"=!![FrEE@STREAM#]Pickleball Slam 2023 Live Free Coverage ON April (4\/2\/23)","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD52","p_time":"1680452737","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1330419","us_name":"tomazertx","us_username":"tomazertx","event_start":"1672963200","event_key":"116","event_name":"Ludum Dare 52"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD52","removed_author":false},"_superparent":313060,"_trust":-1000,"author":330419,"body":"When Andy Roddick agreed to join John McEnroe, Andre Agassi and Michael Chang at the Pickleball Slam, the 2003 U.S. Open champion figured he had two distinct advantages against the three other International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees participating in the made-for-TV exhibition in Hollywood, Florida.\n\n\n\ud83d\udd34\ud83d\udcfaWatch here\u25ba\u25ba\ud83d\udcf2\ud83d\udc49 http:\/\/bit.ly\/3zJioVn\n\n\n\n\ud83d\udd34\ud83d\udcfaWatch here\u25ba\u25ba\ud83d\udcf2\ud83d\udc49 http:\/\/bit.ly\/3zJioVn\n\n\nAt age 40, Roddick is the junior member of the quartet (McEnroe is 64, Agassi 52, Chang 51). And Roddick\u2019s serve, which topped 150 mph back in his days on the tennis tour, was the fastest among the group of retired Grand Slam title winners who signed up for something that features a $1 million purse and airs Sunday on ESPN at noon Eastern, before the March Madness women\u2019s championship game.\n\u201cAs I\u2019m walking through the (pickleball) rules, I saw they took away my youth with (limited) movement, and they took away my serve with having to serve underhand,\u201d Roddick said with a chuckle, \u201cso I\u2019m not really sure what\u2019s left.\u201d\nHe will face Chang, then McEnroe will take on Agassi, before a McEnroe-Chang vs. Agassi-Roddick doubles competition at the Pickleball Slam \u2014 the latest in a series of attempts to draw eyeballs to a sport taking over courts in neighborhoods all over while still finding its footing on television.\n\u201cEveryone likes it instantly. It\u2019s pretty well-regarded by people that play it,\u201d Roddick said. \u201cBut you also don\u2019t know if it will ever translate to TV and be a very watchable product without knowing the ins and outs and nuances that, frankly, I don\u2019t know that people have the time to learn.\u201d\nESPN\/ABC have shown pickleball in the past, there is a deal in place with one league for some of its competitions, and there are ongoing discussions with others.\n\u201cWe\u2019re obviously not writing big checks for pickleball at this moment,\u201d said Tim Bunnell, ESPN senior vice president of programming. \u201cThe stage of development for the sport is: We\u2019re all still figuring out how it translates in the media world. We know how it translates participation-wise.\u201d\nHorizon Sports & Experiences (HS&E) is producing the Pickleball Slam. The idea, HS&E co-CEO David Levy explained, was for bold-faced names from one racket sport to help promote another.\n\u201cToday, right now, nobody truly knows the top pickleball players. No one can even name maybe the top 50 pickleball players,\u201d said Levy, the former president of Turner Networks. \u201d(But) it\u2019s a huge rising phenomenon in sport. And we decided to jump in, in a unique way.\u201d\nLikening the appeal of Sunday\u2019s event to what drew fans to \u201cThe Match,\u201d a televised golf exhibition that began under his watch at Turner with Tiger Woods playing against Phil Mickelson in 2018, Levy said: \u201cI\u2019ve done this magic before.\u201d\nHe said he would love to get tennis stars such as the Williams sisters, Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal to play pickleball in future editions.\n\u201cKeep building this incredibly rising sport,\u201d Levy said, \u201cwith great brand names.\u201d\nSubscribe to Well Adjusted, our newsletter full of simple strategies to work smarter and live better, from the Fortune Well team. 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And Roddick\u2019s serve, which topped 150 mph back in his days on the tennis tour, was the fastest among the group of retired Grand Slam title winners who signed up for something that features a $1 million purse and airs Sunday on ESPN at noon Eastern, before the March Madness women\u2019s championship game.\n\u201cAs I\u2019m walking through the (pickleball) rules, I saw they took away my youth with (limited) movement, and they took away my serve with having to serve underhand,\u201d Roddick said with a chuckle, \u201cso I\u2019m not really sure what\u2019s left.\u201d\nHe will face Chang, then McEnroe will take on Agassi, before a McEnroe-Chang vs. Agassi-Roddick doubles competition at the Pickleball Slam \u2014 the latest in a series of attempts to draw eyeballs to a sport taking over courts in neighborhoods all over while still finding its footing on television.\n\u201cEveryone likes it instantly. It\u2019s pretty well-regarded by people that play it,\u201d Roddick said. \u201cBut you also don\u2019t know if it will ever translate to TV and be a very watchable product without knowing the ins and outs and nuances that, frankly, I don\u2019t know that people have the time to learn.\u201d\nESPN\/ABC have shown pickleball in the past, there is a deal in place with one league for some of its competitions, and there are ongoing discussions with others.\n\u201cWe\u2019re obviously not writing big checks for pickleball at this moment,\u201d said Tim Bunnell, ESPN senior vice president of programming. \u201cThe stage of development for the sport is: We\u2019re all still figuring out how it translates in the media world. We know how it translates participation-wise.\u201d\nHorizon Sports & Experiences (HS&E) is producing the Pickleball Slam. The idea, HS&E co-CEO David Levy explained, was for bold-faced names from one racket sport to help promote another.\n\u201cToday, right now, nobody truly knows the top pickleball players. No one can even name maybe the top 50 pickleball players,\u201d said Levy, the former president of Turner Networks. \u201d(But) it\u2019s a huge rising phenomenon in sport. And we decided to jump in, in a unique way.\u201d\nLikening the appeal of Sunday\u2019s event to what drew fans to \u201cThe Match,\u201d a televised golf exhibition that began under his watch at Turner with Tiger Woods playing against Phil Mickelson in 2018, Levy said: \u201cI\u2019ve done this magic before.\u201d\nHe said he would love to get tennis stars such as the Williams sisters, Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal to play pickleball in future editions.\n\u201cKeep building this incredibly rising sport,\u201d Levy said, \u201cwith great brand names.\u201d\nSubscribe to Well Adjusted, our newsletter full of simple strategies to work smarter and live better, from the Fortune Well team. Sign up today.","title":"=!![FrEE@STREAM#]Pickleball Slam 2023 Live Free Coverage ON April (4\/2\/23)","wayback_source":[]}