While 364 days a year we may be MLP, today we’re excited to announce that on every November 14th we will officially be changing our name to MLVee in honor of Gary Vee’s birthday.
Unless you’ve been living under a pickleball court you’ve no doubt heard of pop culture and media icon Gary Vee.
But in case you have (been living under a pickleball court), pull up a paddle and let us proclaim.
Gary Vaynerchuk, widely known as Gary Vee, is not just the man behind industry juggernauts VaynerX, VaynerMedia, and VeeFriends as well as one of the leading global minds on what’s next in culture, relevance, and the internet…he also happens to be a champion for the sport of pickleball and a foundational guiding force for MLP.
This April, Gary Vee alongside Ryan Harwood became co-owners of MLP team, The 5s, which they have built up into one of the most competitive and exciting contenders in Major League Pickleball. For Gary, The 5s is a labor of love, one that he has poured his heart into every aspect of, even down to its name.
As Gary puts it, “5 means the world to me in the context of sports as it was the first jersey number I received and wore when I came to the US. My mom knitted that jersey for me, and the number 5 has…
