Community fights pickleball replacing basketball courts at South Florida beachside park
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Gonzalo de Leon plays basketball at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park, the site of proposed pickleball courts as part of a new luxury development, Oct. 8, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Ozzie McRea holds a basketball with the name Fort Lauderdale Beach Ballers, a group that regularly meets at the basketball courts on the Fort Lauderdale Beach Park, the site of proposed pickleball courts as part of a new luxury development, Oct. 8, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)In this aerial view basketball courts are seen at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park, the site of proposed pickleball courts as part of a new luxury development, Oct. 8, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin)Ozzie McRae, center, plays basketball at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park, the site of proposed pickleball courts as part of a new luxury development, Oct. 8, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)People play basketball and use gym equipment at the Fort Lauderdale Beach Park, the site of proposed pickleball courts as part of a new luxury development, Oct. 8, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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Gonzalo de Leon plays basketball at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park, the site of proposed pickleball courts as part of a new luxury development, Oct. 8, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)