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King of the CourtAuthor: Tyler Loong
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MLP Finals Predictions + Pickleball’s Partnership Problem
Tuesday, 25 August, 2026
Send us Fan MailAnother week of King of the Court and there’s plenty to get into.Tyler and Jimmy preview the MLP semifinals and finals in Central Park, including Brooklyn vs. New Jersey, Dallas vs. St. Louis, DreamBreaker possibilities, and Jimmy making a VERY confident prediction about who will win the championship.Then we get into one of the biggest behind-the-scenes issues in professional pickleball: partnerships. Why are players constantly dropping partners? When is it justified? Does loyalty still matter? And should the PPA implement a 30-day rule preventing last-minute partner changes?We also discuss the APP defaulting a team over mismatched uniforms, the new Tesla x Selkirk paddle, some surprising World Pickleball Rankings, and Nick Kyrgios' recent suspension and Stack's decision to stand behind him.00:00 – Jimmy's Undershirt Debate00:49 – Welcome to King of the Court01:35 – The Football Team That Refused to Play03:13 – Football Brawl & Scott Steiner Connection04:01 – Pickler Universe05:32 – Dominator06:17 – Montis Pickleball07:52 – Jimmy's Pickleball Comeback & "Kill List"10:49 – MLP New York Preview12:13 – Jackie Kawamoto Gets Engaged13:58 – Brooklyn vs. New Jersey Predictions16:12 – Jimmy Predicts a Brooklyn Upset16:51 – Dallas vs. St. Louis Predictions18:16 – Who Wins the MLP Championship?19:12 – MLP Takes Over Central Park20:39 – APP Defaults a Team Over Their Uniforms23:54 – Tesla x Selkirk's New Paddle26:20 – Pro Pickleball's Partnership Problem28:02 – Is Loyalty Dead in Pro Pickleball?29:39 – When Is Dropping a Partner Justified?31:04 – Should There Be a 30-Day Rule?33:44 – PPA's New Qualification Rules34:31 – The World Pickleball Rankings Get Weird36:59 – Can Players Game the Ranking System?39:35 – Grayson Goldin Wins in Malaysia40:22 – Pickleball Nationals Preview41:04 – KOTC Live Podcast at Nationals41:47 – Club Pickleball Mastermind43:09 – Jimmy's Barefoot Lawn-Mowing Advice43:47 – Nick Kyrgios' Cocaine Suspension45:46 – Why Stack Stood Behind Kyrgios48:12 – The Hypocrisy Controversy49:31 – Final Thoughts on Kyrgios50:15 – Wrapping UpWebsite: https://www.tylerloong.com/ KOTC All Accesshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDiH-sjthLCovD8i79-AkWg/joinCode “KOTC” for insane discounts at: https://www.clubpickleballmastermind.com/kotcCode "KOTC" at Montispickleball.com KOTC Merch - Use “KOTC” kitchpickleball.comNEW KOTC DISCORD https://discord.com/invite/kNR65mBemfNEW KOTC CAMEOhttps://www.cameo.com/morekotcInstagram: Tyler's IG - @tyler.loong Jimmy's IG - @jimmymiller_pbKOTC IG - @morekingofthecourt Facebook: / tyler.loong --Support the show
