DENVER – A day after Glen Taylor said he would remain the controlling owner of the Timberwolves and Lynx when a sale to Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez fell through, Lore said he and Rodriguez would fight "with all means possible" to complete the last portion of the deal that would make them leaders of the franchise.
"We're going to own this team for the next 50 years, at least," Lore said. "We got a long road ahead of us, and we're going to fight it with all means possible. We're not giving up."
In a joint interview with the Star Tribune on Friday, both Lore and Rodriguez referred to Taylor's announcement Wednesday as a "nuclear bomb" that took them by surprise, since they thought they had fulfilled the necessary contractual obligations in completing the deal for another 40% of the franchise on top of the nearly 40% they already own.