*Lil Wayne is joining an elite group of owners for a stake in the pickleball team Texas Ranchers.
“Pickleball is the moment and I’m excited to be part of the Texas Ranchers ownership group,” Lil Wayne said in a statement. “I’ve enjoyed watching and couldn’t pass up the opportunity to join this team of owners.”
The Ranchers are one of the eight founding Major League Pickleball teams.
“Welcome @liltunechi to @rancherspickleball!” the team shared a joint Instagram announcement with Yeezy’s record label, Young Money.
“Serving as Strategic Advisor, Lil Wayne will provide creative direction for the #TexasRanchers brand and the development of future apparel collaborations,” the statement continued.” He joins the power players of the ownership group to help build America’s Pickleball Team.”
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According to a press release, the hip-hop star “will provide direction for the brand to help drive national and local fandom to the sport, further strengthening the Texas Ranchers position as America’s Pickleball Team. He will also support creative ideation and the development of future apparel collaborations, and work with the team to build pickleball courts in underserved areas.”
Lil Wayne joins the Texas Ranchers’ group of more than 30 owners.
“We’re so excited to have Lil Wayne on board,” Ranchers CEO Evan Floersch said in a statement. “From the get-go, we set out to build a team that, at its core, was centered in pop culture to support our mission of becoming one of the most recognized brands in American sports. Having Wayne’s guidance, along with the rest of this incredible ownership group, emphasizes our stance on redefining sports ownership and being a positive force for good in our local pickleball community and beyond.”
As People reports, Pickleball is described as “a smaller version of tennis, but a bigger version of ping pong.”
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