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NBC TODAY show host Savannah Guthrie recently shared a personal anecdote during a segment about avoiding pickleball injuries . Guthrie said she managed to hit her own head with a paddle while trying to hit the ball over the net during a match in the spring .
“ My opponent hit the pickleball right toward me and when I tried to hit it back , I whipped the racquet up toward my own forehead with such force , I whacked myself on the head ,” she said . “ The lump appeared immediately and ( was ) humongous . It was an astonishing lump .”
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Pickleball Nationals Featured on ESPN Networks
USA Pickleball produced a half-hour recap show of the 2021 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships presented by Pickleball Central , which aired on ESPN 2 and ESPN 8 The Ocho recently .
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Watch Consumer Cellular USA Pickleball Newport Beach Championships Highlights
The Tennis & Pickleball Club at Newport Beach hosted more than 1,400 players from 32 states and 10 countries at the 2022 Consumer Cellular USA Pickleball Newport Beach Championships earlier this summer . Both professional and amateur players competed for their chance to play at the USA Pickleball National Championships , to be played at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden this November .
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