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It’s pitting neighbors against neighbors in suburbs across the United States. Tempers are flaring. Tension is high. And nope, all the drama has nothing to do with politics or COVID or any of the usual suburban suspects. The culprit now: pickleball.
Today, we serve you the rapid rise of a sport whose popularity boomed during the pandemic and the intense backlash rising right alongside it.
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Host: Gustavo Arellano
Guest: L.A. Times investigative and enterprise reporter Connor Sheets
More reading:
Pickleball noise is fueling neighborhood drama from coast to coast
Pickleball is a godsend for older players. L.A. needs to fund new courts
Pickleball is a smash hit in SoCal. Now younger players are picking up the paddle
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