Pickleball Finds Its Way Into Judge Steve Harvey's Courtroom Yet Again
If you're a fan of courtroom drama shows and pickleball, a recent episode of Judge Steve Harvey must've felt like Christmas.
The July 17th episode featured two North Carolina pickleball players caught in a disagreement when Vance Remick accused Mesa Somer of defamation of character and fraud for allegedly spreading rumors about his 'unethical' behavior on-court.
In response, Somer was countersuing Remick for his 'vicious' style of play, which is 'dangerous' in a recreational setting.
Jason Flamm
As expected, the whole thing was pretty silly. Anything to inject the 'pickleball craze' into TV ratings.
You can see a sneak peek of the episode here:
And watch the full episode on the ABC website.
This was not the first time pickleball was the subject of a case on Harvey's show.
Season One featured an episode where pickleball was becoming a problem between a husband and wife.
Spoiler alert: Judge Harvey dismisses both suits.
He left viewers with a lesson that some pickleballers need to remember:
If you’re a lower-level player facing a higher-level player, expect to get your butt whooped.
For the record, a great way to improve is to play better players. Losing matches will show you what you need to work on. But beware ‘bangers,’ you too could be the subject of a lawsuit because you hit the ball too hard.
Maybe we can start a petition to get JOOLA and USA Pickleball into Harvey's courtroom for next season.
