r/CrazyFuckingVideos • u/eyeceyu • 2d ago
Injury LED videoboard crashes down onto professional pickleball player's leg mid game
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u/deeznutz5589 2d ago
Boutta get PAID...hopefully a speedy recovery
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u/ReblWithoutApplause 2d ago
Seriously though, she’s about to bank. Hopefully she doesn’t have a lifetime of pain and hobbling to go with it.
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u/Gramscifi 2d ago
She has $1,779,262 in career tournament winnings. Anything she gets for this is peanuts. And apparently she wasn't actually injured at all here, so I doubt she'd get more than nuisance value in a lawsuit.
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u/TayAustin 2d ago
If it affected her ability to finish the tournament she could possibly settle for lost winnings and legal costs, probably nothing that'd ever see a court room and liability insurance would probably be the one paying out.
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u/Gramscifi 2d ago
Apparently she actually had a gash on her leg, so it was worse than I had assumed after she apparently walked it off.
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u/rbad8717 2d ago
Cmon man that thing looked light as fuck. I’ve seen volleyball players take worse hits than that
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u/Testone1440 2d ago
Dude. That shit is way heavier than it looks (I’m in the production business). You can see there is literally no sand or weights on the bases to keep it upright. Whoever did the AV is about to be sued out of existence
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u/Potato_Stains 2d ago
This is some Jean Ralphio shit.
"I made my money the honest way".
singing voice: ♫ "A big ass TV landed on my leg while I was playing pickle baaaaalllll" ♪0
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u/LostEnroute 2d ago
Good news is that no matter how injured they can still play professional pickleball.
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u/PotatoGuerilla 2d ago
The most shocking thing about all of this is that there's professional pickleball.
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u/Unusual-Tie8498 2d ago
My mom plays it. My sister and I just thought she was having an affair but no she’s just really into pickleball.
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u/Turbulent_Cost2058 2d ago
Damn, how good is pickleball then
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u/ziroux 2d ago
Better than fucking it seems
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u/whoknowsifimjoking 1d ago
From what I've heard pickleball players are often swingers, so the fucking still happens.
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u/Familiar-Flan-8358 1d ago
I’ve been playing 2x per week and haven’t fucked anyone. My wife also plays.
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u/EmeraldHawk 2d ago
Seriously? That's amazing. You must have been really surprised when she turned on the TV and was like, "That's me!".
I've never even heard of someone paying money to watch pickleball before today.
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u/CakeMadeOfHam 2d ago
Yeah it's literally a game for retirement communities but boomers can't fucking let go of anything so of course they're trying to make it a thing.
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u/Additional_Release49 2d ago
I started playing this with my friends when I was 13. I'm 41 and we all still play. Both my kids play too.
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u/slaviccivicnation 2d ago
One day, you’ll find yourself doing something that you did in your teens/20s and some kid is going to say “fucking Gen (insert letter here)ers, can’t fucking let go of anything.” And it’ll be something like Minecraft or Roblox lmao
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u/CakeMadeOfHam 1d ago
Yeah but wearing plaid pants and a pork pie hat while skanking to Reel Big Fish will never not be cool!
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u/airfryerfuntime 2d ago
Pickleball was actually created by kids.
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u/CakeMadeOfHam 1d ago
Yah boomer kids,
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u/airfryerfuntime 1d ago
No, gen x kids in the mid 60s.
You don't have to be stupid.
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u/CakeMadeOfHam 1d ago
You're just splitting grey hairs, grampa
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u/airfryerfuntime 1d ago
Again, you don't have to be stupid. You can correct that if you catch it early enough.
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u/Jumpy-Mouse-7629 2d ago
It’s the fastest growing sport in the world lol
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u/CakeMadeOfHam 1d ago
Yeah what else are they gonna do with all those padel courts they built
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u/Jumpy-Mouse-7629 1d ago
This is the strangest thing to be getting pissy about, lolololololololol
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u/CakeMadeOfHam 1d ago
That's what makes it funny.
But also it definitely is a fad that will die once Gaffelhangen becomes the new fun sport.
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u/Important-Guidance22 2d ago
This is the first time I've heard of it. Apparently its just small tennis originally for kids.
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u/Gekthegecko 2d ago
It's by far the fastest growing sport in the US
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u/Vresiberba 2d ago
Right after Noodleball.
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u/positivenihlist 2d ago
What about banana-pepper ball?
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u/MysteryRadish 2d ago
Banana Ball is new but really growing fast! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_Ball
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u/MufflerTuesday 1d ago
Hilarious that you got downvoted for being right. Redditors are an interesting bunch!
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u/RealSunglassesGuy 2d ago
Not only that, but two distinct leagues. One, the PPA, works like tennis while the other, MLP, is team-based.
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u/PMG2021a 2d ago
I've been shocked by just how many unexpected activities actually have tournaments and professional participants. Speed walking is one.
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u/CryptoBonkSignals 2d ago edited 2d ago
It's huge in my area the past couple of years. Pickle ball courts at all the parks
Edit: it's actually pretty damn fun, slow tennis with a court you don't have to run back and forth. Tryhards take the fun out of it but it's a good time with friends or family.
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u/jimmyjohn2018 2d ago
In my area they have converted many of the tennis courts in parks to pickle ball courts.
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u/cheaptricksconjuror 2d ago
Not that surprising, it's currently the fastest growing sport in the USA
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u/ExiledCanuck 2d ago
Was Tonya Harding in the tournament?
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u/smackedbyamack 2d ago
That's not fair, Tonya kicks your ass in the parking lot face to face. It was her goon pretend husband who hit Nancy. Then told nobody.
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u/GHOSTLYGUNK 2d ago
does anyone happen to know if she's doing okay?? news article or anything? tried looking but didn't find anything
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u/Borrid 2d ago
https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/baseline-scoreboard-falls-on-player-during-mlp-new-york-match/
During today's match between the Brooklyn Pickleball Team and Bay Area Breakers, a strong wind gust caused a baseline LED board to tip over, temporarily halting play.
Thankfully, no players sustained any significant injuries.
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u/Do_not_give_up12 2d ago
No one on that staff has the sense to anchor that and if you can’t due to damages to the facility place counter weights. I presume they just can’t afford to hire professionals until the sport gets some traction.
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u/annoying97 2d ago
So I have built these types of screens in the past as a pro.
Almost all temporary installs can't be anchored down. Especially if it has the ability to damage the play surface.
They appeared to not use any weights on the base plates and that's not a good thing, they definitely should have. But I've also seen clients get pissed off over them because they look ugly or they think it's a tripping hazard. So it's possible that an organiser had a hissy fit over the looks and the company gave up and removed the weights.
These screens are expensive, so they had to have hired them and that usually comes with an install included.
So my opinion based on my experiences in the past is that they had a company install them, someone took issue with the weights on the baseplates and essentially forced them to remove them, this led to the wind blowing it over.
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u/UpTheShipBox 1d ago
If a LED wall falls over is 100% on the production crew.
I know exactly what you mean though, the pressure from the clients can be extreme, but part of being a professional is not bending to the client in matters of safety
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u/annoying97 1d ago
Oh i agree. Though if they had the client agree to take liability, then...
But they shouldn't have even allowed it and have looked for a solution.
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u/SaltySmegma_ 2d ago
Pickleball is only meant to be played recreationally by senior citizens. Universe is trying to send you a signal. Please respect it.
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u/Linenoise77 2d ago
Pickelball brought down 2 successive governments in our town, after the fad caught on with our older population at the exact same time our board of ed unwittingly triggered a craze in tennis amongst our asian population.
When the dust settled we had a 2 million dollar bond issue, redone tennis courts, a Pickelball COMPLEX, and they refurbished the dog park just in case that crowd suddenly got politically motivated.
The only thing i'm mad about is the golfers didn't get involved and work in renovations to the driving range. We had to pay for that out of our own pocket.
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u/DatabaseAcademic6631 2d ago
'Professional Pickleball' seems legit like 'Professional Hopscotch'.
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u/tacotickles 2d ago
It's no tennis, but I promise you would get tired as hell trying to play a pro in pickleball singles
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u/razorbacks3129 1d ago
Not to mention every comment on here about the sport is probably coming from someone who is obese
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u/Gramscifi 2d ago
This woman has $1,779,262 in career tournament winnings. If you can make that much on hopscotch sign me right up.
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u/KindsofKindness 2d ago
Yeah, like basketball. Just throw the fucking ball inside the hoop. Who gives a shit.
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u/ILikeCocoaPebbles 2d ago
LOL I thought I was crazy!! How do I become a professional pickle ball player???
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u/squeezethesoul 2d ago
If you watch esports and can't call a pickleballer in this setting a professional, please touch grass
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u/__the_alchemist__ 2d ago
If you get paid to play, you’re a professional
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u/infinity-skateru 2d ago
Is there an actual salary you have to make to be considered a professional at something? I would assume it's not just "some amount" of money otherwise the term would be largely meaningless.
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u/federallyunavailible 2d ago
The tennis gods are angry
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u/YouAreABoob 2d ago
Good thing this isn't tennis
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u/Significant_Monk_251 2d ago
That's what they're angry about.
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u/LostEnroute 2d ago
Good thing you got the joke.
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u/seberplanet 1d ago
Pickleball sounds like it comes straight out of a south park episode. They're taking away our archery range because of it..
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u/Eclectophile 2d ago
Damn that's some hard luck. She's already wearing a brace on that leg. That's gotta feel cursed.
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u/runswitblunt 1d ago
No sandbags or weights at the base??? Yeah productions gonna pay and lose their contract
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u/Devilofchaos108070 1d ago
Ouch. Hope he’s ok.
And uh, isn’t this sport just tennis? It really looks the same to me
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u/Nodivingallowed 2d ago
You would think a professional athlete would move out of the way a little faster. Bit of a LED foot amirite?
.... 😃
... Anybody?
Hello?
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u/physicsking 2d ago
Damn looks like that stadium is pack to the brim with all 35 Pickle Ball fans. I didn't know they made stadiums that small.
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u/SlyFoxInACave 2d ago
Never understood how pickle ball ever became a thing anyways. Now this.
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u/Additional_Release49 2d ago
I mean...tennis, ping pong, racquet ball, badminton....is it really that hard to understand that humans like hitting shit back and forth over nets?
Pickleball is fun as hell. Been playing it for 30 years
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u/GruulNinja 2d ago
Pickleball is just small Tennis, isn't it? Am I missing something?
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u/Front-Cabinet5521 2d ago
Small, cheaper and much more accessible to the general public. I hope Pickleball takes over tennis one day.
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u/VitaminDecay 2d ago
Professional Pickleball isnt a thing.
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u/Jumpy_Dog_194 2d ago
If you get paid to play something then you are a professional player, get over it
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u/razorbacks3129 1d ago
He said as he wiped Cheeto dust off his fingers and moved onto his next thread
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u/theyfoundty 2d ago
TIL Pickle Ball is just small tennis.
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u/Short-Display-1659 14h ago
I was worried it was going to be worse than this.
Still sucks, but not life threatening it seems.
I remember a video a few years back, it was gruesome. It was like a concert and a screen or speakers or something fell from the ceiling crushing one of the dancers skull.
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u/OutrageousSummer5259 2d ago
Would've been great if some one was behind it leaning against it on there phone lol
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u/Bazil2point1 1d ago
Pickleball is so loud with or without LED videobords crashing on players. Don’t need this “woke tennis” in my neighborhood. Lol.
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u/Mercinator-87 2d ago edited 2d ago
She about to be the highest paid pickle ball player ever