Pickleball injury ends up in lawsuit

Hello hello, dear Pickleball maniacs!

Wait, is that offensive? I hope it is.

Welcome to Picklewho, the most respectable Pickleball news source according to Lionel Messi himself. So let’s get right into the latest updates on the best sport ever:

• A new tournament-grade facility comes to a town with almost 90 people

• If courts need something, its a bar and a restaurant

• Pickleball injury ends up in lawsuit

Meet The Picklebarn!

I'm kinda jealous I didn't come up with that name, it’s pretty dope.

The Picklebarn is a new facility with eight indoor courts available for professional Pickleball matches and tournaments. It’s main goal? Bringing in people from other states so the country can justify calling Mankato a “city”. Its owners think this a fun place for the family as well… if your family's idea of fun is getting their butts kicked in the court!

I must say, though, as the official #1 fan of the game, I'm excited to see it expanding to every possible corner.

Hungry for pickleball or just hungry-hungry? Well, how about a place to do both?

And no, I'm not talking about heaven, but CityPickle, a new complex with four courts, a bar and a restaurant! I mean, what's next? Clean bathrooms?!

The space will also feature a store, class instructors and the chance to play in a Pickleball league. I've always wanted to play pickleball while eating a burger (or four). Not sure how that would work, though I will die trying.

Pickleball went from the courts to THE COURT

Yeap, it took me 17 hours to come up with that header. Now let me continue with the story:

• Broken neck

• Broken ribs

• Damage to the head

• Injured knee

• Injured hand

Those were the slight consequences suffered in 2019 by Judge William Wenzel after running headfirst into a concrete wall. But why did he do that?

Turns out, it wasn’t on purpose. He was actually taking Pickleball lessons in the Bigelow Center for Senior Activities when, during a routine play, he went off the court's limit and hit his head. If society had taken more time trying to build Harry Potter-like walls, this wouldn't have been an issue.

Wenzel sued both the city and his trainer, claiming that the two were negligent. The city just accepted to pay for a settlement. Though Wenzel initially aimed for a $125,000 settlement, the final terms remain as confidential as Coke’s recipe. Recent rumors say the secret ingredient is poorly lit Doritos.

We hope that Judge Wenzel is doing alright and also hope that you take this case as an example of how extreme, dangerous and potentially harmful concrete walls might be.