#522 - Pro Pickleball: A Brief, Wild History

Filmmakers Ashley Underwood and Craig Coyne chat with Trey Elling about their documentary, DREAMBREAKER: A PICKLEBALL STORY. The film, which is available now on HBO MAX, chronicles the young-but-crazy world of professional pickleball. Topics include:

• How the film came to be (0:00)
• The major financial players (3:47)
• Celebrity team ownerships (11:22)
• Rising star Paris Todd (14:06)
• Nudist pickleball (17:24)
• Pickleball injuries (22:04)
• Pro pickleball's viability (24:29)
• Is there a good rivalry? (28:16)
• Popularity at a local level (34:38)
• Does Trey think pro pickleball will work? (37:45)