Collin Johns Responds to “Leaked” Comments Regarding Major League Pickleball

On Thursday we covered the story of Collin Johns allegedly sending an e-mail to MLP staff with a list of grievances after both he and his brother, Ben, were called out for a lack of effort and bad body language at MLP Salt Lake City.

I will admit, when I first saw the letter, I had my doubts of its authenticity because it was formatted weird, there were run-on sentences, etc ...

There was QUITE the commotion over this correspondence, including the following:

If you listen to Collin's side of the story, it sounds as if private conversations were compiled into this "letter" without his consent and then leaked on social media.

Here is the statement from Collin on Friday on his Instagram account:

“The list of grievances allegedly written by me and currently being shared is based on a number of texts that were privately shared in casual conversation. I never made any official communication or sent any emails to MLP. My opinions were reframed and forwarded to MLP without my consent, then subsequently leaked to the general public, which was never my intention. I fully admit that, like all people, I occasionally communicate my thoughts and ideas to friends and family, but the fact that my words were taken out of context, misrepresented, and released publicly is unfair and extremely frustrating. It is my duty to address concerns with MLP directly and privately as a catalyst to drive positive change within the sport that I want to see succeed. I appreciate the opportunity to compete in pickleball in any capacity, and any perceived diminishment to the sport of pickleball caused by this series of events is something that is regrettable. The list of complaints shared across the internet is not indicative of how I would choose to express myself.”

Something tells us we haven't heard the end of this story just yet.