Editor’s note: The Athletic sat down recently with Timberwolves and Lynx owner Glen Taylor for a wide-ranging interview. Here is the second of the two-part series on the conversation. Part I can be found here.
NORTH MANKATO, Minn. — Glen Taylor shows a visitor into his spacious office and proudly points to a glass statue resting on a table.
Dated Sept. 28, 2017, it thanks the Timberwolves owner for “exemplary service” as the chairman of the NBA’s board of governors during two terms — 2008-12 and 2014-17.
Taylor was succeeded by Toronto’s Larry Tanenbaum at the latest board meeting in October, bringing to an end nearly a decade of leadership that came during a period of significant growth and change for the league.