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Tazel Institute's Visit To Timberwolves Focuses On The Business Of Basketball, Along With Other Life Lessons

On Wednesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and more specifically Assistant General Manager Noah Croom, hosted the Tazel Institute for the second-straight year at the team's headquarters at Mayo Clinic Square.

The Hazel Institute was founded in 2015 and is led by Leon Tazel. The goal of the Tazel Institute is to educate and expose diverse students, specifically young African American men to the inner workings of professional business in the many industries that make up our economy.

“The day is about exposing the young men to the Timberwolves and Lynx organization,” Hazel said. “And it is all about that and also letting them see African American males who are in influential positions within the Timberwolves and Lynx (organization).