Claims extracted
30
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
7%
2 of 30 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
68/100
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Outlets on this story
1
Health
Same framing elsewhere
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
When pickleball first started gaining popularity at the neighborhood tennis courts and country clubs, I didn’t think anything of it.
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I → start → it
I had heard of the game many years ago and since it didn’t take off then, I mostly ignored it.
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I → hear → it
I figured there would be a few injuries and possible brawls among weekend warriors, but I had no idea what we were in for.
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we → figure → what
We have pickleball matches where paddles are used as weapons and people taking pickleballs to the eye.
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people → have → eye
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page → contain → partners
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News → sign → wager
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that → create → newsroom
As if that wasn’t enough for folks who hit the court to contend with, there's a new reason to keep your paddles up and your head on a swivel at all times while playing.
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who → hit → times
You don’t have to take my word for it.
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You → have → it
Kaitlyn Kerr, a pickleball pro and self-described "voice of pickleball" who goes by Pickleball Chick on social media, is sounding the alarm.
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who → describe → alarm
She posted a video of herself taking a shot to the chest along with the warning: "PICKLEBALL IS DANGEROUS FOR NIPPLES."
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PICKLEBALL → post → NIPPLES
The short public service announcement shows her standing on the court with her paddle down by her side waiting for the ball to be served.
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ball → show → side
She wasn’t prepared for what ended up playing out.
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what → end → ?
As Kerr is standing there, the guy serving smashes the ball at her chest.
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guy → stand → chest
She tries to avoid it and isn’t able to do so.
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She → try → it
She takes the ball to the nipple.
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She → take → nipple
The nasty serve leaves her rolling on the court in pain.
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serve → leave → pain
Kerr isn't the only one out there to have experienced this.
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Kerr → experience → this
Other "titty bag survivors" showed up in the comment section with their own recollections of nipple trauma on the pickleball court:
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survivors → show → court
- I almost quit the day I got hit in the nipple
- like actually.
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I → quit → nipple
I still have PTSD playing the person who did it to me
- I felt that sting from here
- I too am a survivor.
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I → have → sting
Stand strong
- nothing burns more than a nipple hit
- I took one straight to the nip this week.
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I → stand → nip
Still hurty
- I’ve taken a few of those against heavy spin guys.
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I → take → guys
Just 2100 rpms and a nipple that felt like it melted to my shirt.
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it → feel → shirt
Let this be a lesson to everyone else who hasn’t been on the receiving end of one of these painful shots.
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who → let → shots
You don't want to contemplate calling it quits or end up with PTSD from enduring the sting of a pickleball to the nipple.
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You → want → nipple
Nobody does.
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Nobody → do → ?
And nobody wants to play with someone with a lot of extra rules either.
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nobody → want → rules
So an outright ban on these shots isn't going to work.
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ban → go → shots
Take some responsibility, it's up to you to protect yourself.
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it → take → yourself
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