Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez gained their arbitration case in opposition to Glen Taylor to imagine possession of the Minnesota Timberwolves, however the sale nonetheless must be ratified by the NBA’s Board of Governors.
“My expectation is that may transfer ahead, however first, Glen Taylor does have a call to make as as to whether to enchantment that arbitration choice,” mentioned Silver. “I imply, that’s Glen’s choice to make. I haven’t talked to him immediately about that.
“I feel, although, that A-Rod, actually Marc Lore, are well-known to the league at this level. They’ve already been vetted and authorized as minority homeowners. I feel they understood that the league had no function on this arbitration. That was one thing they’d agreed to as a part of their buy settlement. I feel now that the arbitration has been resolved, they’ll — as I mentioned, Glen Taylor has a call to make. If he chooses to enchantment it, clearly we are going to wait till there’s finality as to that course of, and if he doesn’t, we are going to transfer ahead instantly and proceed the remaining a part of our vetting course of after which it is going to go to the governors for a vote.”
Silver was then requested once more if he expects the switch to be ratified.
“The one cause I’m not going to reply that’s that I don’t wish to flip the Board of Governors function right into a rubber stamp,” mentioned Silver. “That may be a choice they should make. We should always conclude the vetting course of. I do know Marc and Alex perceive that. That’s a course of that each governor on this league has gone by. I’ll say standing right here at the moment, I don’t see any cause why it gained’t be authorized, however once more, we have to comply with the method.”
