It was Mike Malone, ironically, who best summed up the battle between Glen Taylor and the Lore – Rodriguez tandem. “ There are plenty of reasons to be excited about Minnesota. I wouldn’t sell the team either.” This week, we learned that Taylor had decided to no longer sell his franchise to Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez, who still remain 40% shareholders.
According to Taylor, the two billionaires failed to find the funds for the last deadline, scheduled for March 27. According to them, this is false and the excuse is bogus. “I would expect to hear that from a teenager, not someone so mature and smart and successful,” Rodriguez said Friday. “Not only is this a low blow, it is dishonest and disappointing. »
For his partner, there has never been a delay in payments, nor problems in raising the money. Above all, they believe that they have greatly participated in the rebirth of Wolves. “We thought we were on good terms and had a good relationship, and they were happy with all the time we put into the team to help it get to where it is today,” Lore said. “They seemed to like us and then boom! It really feels like a nuclear bomb has gone off, completely unexpected and it’s very, very disappointing.”
The Lore-Rodriguez duo makes it a personal matter!
As a result, the rest will be “bloody” and the battle has only just begun! “From now on, we make it a personal matter. Maybe we'll fight for 5 or 10 years, whatever… But we won't let that go.” cowardly Rodriguezwhile Lore adds: “We will do everything we can to enforce the contract that Glen broke. So that means time, money and all the necessary means. It's just a matter of old-fashioned greed. We've created real value in the team over the last two and a half years, and he wants that value back and he's willing to break the contract. »
Maybe this will be resolved in court. Maybe the NBA will intervene. One thing is certain, Rudy Gobert and his teammates would have done without this quarrel between billionaires as the Wolves regained 1st place in the Western Conference last night.
