In both cases, they put their money where their hearts were.
The two new Timberwolves minority owners were in Las Vegas this week. New York/New Jersey real estate developer Meyer Orbach and Lizhang Jiang, the first Chinese citizen to own part of an NBA team, were there for meetings and to watch a little Summer League basketball.
In telephone interviews, both made it clear that buying into Glen Taylor’s Timberwolves — Orbach with a 9.5 percent share, Jiang with a 5 percent — was the perfect combination of business and pleasure.
Orbach already has bought season tickets to the Wolves and his kids have begun asking when they can come to games.