Everything you missed in pickleball pop culture in June
Here is everything you missed in pickleball pop culture in June 2025.
Blaine Hovenier is caught on camera giving the most aggressive slap on the butt to his fellow MLP Teammates.
Parris Todd and Anna Bright take a cooking class.
Callie Smith shares this humorous video of Jay Devilliers attempting to walk in snorkeling gear.
All’s Fair in Love and Pickleball, a spicy pickleball sports romance book by Kate Spencer, is released.
Michael Loyd drops the first video in a new series, Bible and Bable.
Camila Zilveti and her husband, Brian, travel to Paris and attend the French Open.
At MLP Daytona Beach, the Utah Black Diamonds upset the New Jersey 5s. The LA Mad Drops defeat the previously undefeated St. Louis Shock. And the Carolina Hogs take their first win of the season against the Texas Ranchers.
The LA Mad Drops joke about changing their name to the LA Mad Drives after Hunter Johnson and Quang Duong drive nearly every single shot during a match. No drops were in sight.
The Brooklyn Aces head to Brooklyn for an event with Lululemon and a local artist does a live painting of the team during the event.
Anna Leigh Waters and Leigh Waters reveal that they are all-in on the Labubu trend when the Waters girls do an unboxing and score one of the rare monsters.
Meghan Dizon and AJ Koller spend a restorative weekend at the Peaks hotel in Telluride, CO.
Eric Oncins participates in the popular trend and calls fellow MLP teammate, Christian Alshon, to say goodnight.
Connor Garnett launches Twoey Pickleball Skool, an online learning platform to elevate your pickleball game from an expert in the game.
Helena Spidiris and Tom Evans spend some time volunteering in Fiji.
Alex Crum known as AC Baby releases a pickleball hype song called “Anna Bright.”
The PPA Tour heads to California for the Select Medical Orange County Cup.
Federico Staksrud parts ways with Adidas and goes back to JOOLA.
Ben Johns get upset in men’s singles by Rafeal Lenhard with a controversial ending.
Anna Leigh Waters gets asked to be a kid’s mixed partner at his 8th grade dance.
Jack Sock hits a nasty nelson at Stephen Madonia in men’s doubles.
Ben and Collins Johns finally meet in men’s doubles for the first time since their partnership ended at the beginning of the year.
Mary and Maggie Brascia’s little sister, Molly Brascia, plays in her first amateur pickleball tournament and makes it all the way to the finals.
Anna Leigh Waters partners with U by Kotex to prove that periods don’t hold pro athletes back.
Zane Ford has a proper crash out after losing to James Ignatowich in the round of 32. The outburst caught so much attention that even TMZ reported on the outburst.
Hunter Johnson wins gold in men’s singles over Federico Staksurd.
JW Johnson rocks a bro tank during the tournament. Tyson McGuffin approves.
Catherine Parenteau and Anna Leigh Waters face off on Championship Sunday in singles after their historic partnership split in April.
Anna Leigh Waters becomes the first pro pickleball player to reach at least 50 titles in all three divisions.
After all the tournament action, the Brascia family goes to Disney Land.
Brooke Buckner and Pablo Tellez put their spin on the viral conversation from Love Island USA during MLP San Clemente.
JW and Jorja Johnson, Dylan Frazier, and some friends go to Hawaii and sky dive.
In one of the biggest trades in MLP of the year, Etta Tuionetoa from the Texas Ranchers gets traded with Kaitlyn Christian from the Carolina Hogs.
The Brooklyn Pickleball Team was without both their starting men for this tournament, Dekel Bar due to illness and Riley Newman from injury. And their sub, Pat Smith was also out. So, Rafa Hewett and AJ Koller sub in to play.
Tyler Loong from the Utah Black Diamonds played with 15 stitches in his leg due and a wrist brace thanks to a bike accident before the tournament.
The SoCal Hard Eights started their new women’s lineup featuring 15-year-old Cailyn Campbell and 17-year-old Jalina Ingram.
Rumors fly when Jessie Irvine from the Pheonix Flames leaves the tournament after a disagreement with Genie Bouchard, leaving Alex Walker to step in and play. Later, Irvine returned and played with Walker. The disagreement between the teammates is currently unknown.
The UPA announces its plans for a new massive prize pool in 2026 on top of player’s guaranteed salaries that’s designed to reward performance and grow the sport globally.
This video goes viral sharing Jeff Bezos’s pickleball court on his $75 million support yacht that follows around his $500 million sailing yacht.
Jack Sock’s ATP makes the No. 1 play on SportsCenter Top 10.
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