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• NBA Notes: Timberwolves, sale, Knicks, PJ Tucker, G League MVP
Timberwolves Longtime Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor has opted not to appeal an arbitration ruling in favor of Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez, and will sell his controlling interest in the team to the minority stakeholders, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. When Lore and Rodriguez reached an agreement to purchase the Timberwolves from Taylor in […]
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• Alex Rodriguez Struggling To Generate Cash For Purchase Of Wolves
Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore were supposed to be equal partners in the Minnesota Timberwolves when they made a $250 million down payment in July 2021, but Rodriguez failed to come up with his full share. Lore covered the balance and as a result, he now has a roughly 13 percent share while Rodriguez has amassed seven percent.
"Alex and Marc were supposed to be 50/50," an NBA source said. "Alex coul...2022
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• Kevin Garnett Announces He Won’t Be Timberwolves Owner, Blames Glen Taylor
On Thursday, Hall of Fame forward-center Kevin Garnett announced that he and his group are no longer involved in the process of purchasing the Minnesota Timberwolves in a colorfully worded Instagram post. A galled Garnett, who directed his ire towards Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor, would say that “some of these special players that helped build […]
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• Kevin Garnett: ‘To Be Called Hall of Famer is Everything’
Kevin Garnett‘s Hall of Fame enshrinement is “the culmination” of everything he put into the game during a 22-year NBA career. Garnett, 43, is a headliner of the 2020 HOF class, joining Tim Duncan and the late Kobe Bryant. Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor, despite their up-and-down history, showered KG with praise. Per The AP […]
The post Kevin Garnett: ‘To Be...2020
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• Heat, Timberwolves among latest teams to provide aid to arena workers
The Heat and AmericanAirlines Arena announced on Wednesday that they’ll be providing financial assistance to team and arena part-time staffers who have lost work as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, writes Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel. Heat owner Micky Arison‘s foundation will be donating an additional $1M to establish an initiative aimed at aiding employees and addressing o...2020
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• Jimmy Butler reportedly won't attend Timberwolves media day
Which each passing hour, it looks more and more likely that Jimmy Butler’s future isn’t in Minnesota. Head coach Tom Thibodeau doesn’t want to trade him. But owner Glen Taylor is willing to entertain offers. Regardless, one thing is certain. Well, two things — one of them being that Butler won’t be at T-Wolves media day on Monday.“All-Star Jimmy Butler has been granted permission to not participat...2018
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• Report: Kings, Nemanja Bjelica to discuss possible deal
The Kings and free agent forward Nemanja Bjelica intend to discuss a potential contract, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports (Twitter link).Bjelica, who initially agreed to a one-year, $4.45M deal with the Sixers early in free agency, backed out of that agreement on Tuesday. Reports at the time indicated that the former EuroLeague MVP would likely head back to Europe, with Bjelica explaini...2018
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• Report: Timberwolves are still confident in Andrew Wiggins
Despite breaking into the playoffs for the first time in 13 seasons, the Minnesota Timberwolves face a lot of tough questions revolving around their stars. Questions range from the contract extension of Karl Anthony Towns, issues with Jimmy Butler, and the lack of progress from Andrew Wiggins.But, according to what T-Wolves owner Glen Taylor said on The Scoop Podcast, Minnesota is still confident ...2018
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• Report: Ricky Rubio convinced T-wolves owner to trade him
The Minnesota Timberwolves dangling Ricky Rubio at the trade deadline seemed like an annual tradition, but the trade that actually did send him out of the Gopher State last summer appeared to be of Rubio’s own doing.Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic reported on Monday that T-wolves owner Glen Taylor was initially reluctant to trade the veteran guard but changed his mind after Rubio told him directly...2018
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• Andrew Wiggins is in search of new dimensions
Andrew Wiggins is a line, or at least on paper he is. On any 94 by 50 plane, Wiggins can only move from point A to point B, and point B is always buckets. Wiggins does not defend, he does not rebound with verve, nor does he move the ball with intent. At this point in his career, the Timberwolves should be able to subsist on more than just 20 points on 16 shots from a kid they’ve invested their fut...2017