Press release:
Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations and Head Coach Phil "Flip" Saunders Passes Away
Minneapolis/St. Paul - It is with extreme sadness that the Minnesota Timberwolves today learned that Phil "Flip" Saunders, who served as the team's President of Basketball Operations and Head Coach, in addition to being a minority owner of the team, passed away today at age 60.
The organization will follow up with more information as it becomes available.
This is just terrible news. RIP Flip.
Our thoughts go out to the Saunders family today.