[Source.](https://x.com/sportico/status/1773806291288265195?s=46&t=FfflqO8nBW1gTkmtWAIKjg)
This seems to validate the belief that ARod and Lore still believe they’ve legally got a claim regarding the ownership agreement that Taylor alleges is now defunct.
At the same time, I can’t say that quote makes me feel like… super comfortable about the attitude that Lore and ARod have here. Explicitly acknowledging (the word threatening has really seemed to rile up a lot of people) how much pain this process will cause toward the fanbase and franchise does not exactly engender fuzzy feelings.
Edit because it’s not clear: I understand that this is explicitly, solely Glen Taylor’s fault. Lore and Arod seem to have a legitimate legal claim here and they have to do what they have to do to for recourse. Just for Lore to be coming out with such inflammatory rhetoric and publicly acknowledging how much pain this process will exact on the fanbase to me really casts a pall on what is shaping up to be the fanbase’s most memorable season in a generation.
by EsotericPotato
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Ooooooo boy hit em with the big guns Lore!!
This is prime copy pasta material.
“We’re going to be the owners of the Naz Reid fanclub,” Lore said. “It’s just a matter of time, and how much pain Glen wants to put the fans, the players, the town and community through. It’s his choice. It didn’t have to be this way. Naz Reid.”
They seem VERY confident.
Lore! Lore! Lore!
Spicy, I like it. The confidence gives me hope that they have ample $, Glen is being a skeezy fuck as usual, and ARod/Lore will inherit the team and keep the momentum going 🙏
My main concern is the front office not being able to do things this off-season if the sale is contested. Can they sign free agents, make trades, or do anything contract related?
>Explicitly threatening pain toward the fanbase and franchise does not exactly engender fuzzy feelings.
I don’t think they’re threatening pain toward the fanbase etc as much as they’re acknowledging that Taylor is a pain in our collective asses
Hahahahaha let’s fucking gooo!! Glen Taylor can fuck off
Love it
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Some of you getting mad at Lore need to brush up on your reading comprehension
> Explicitly threatening pain toward the fanbase and franchise does not exactly engender fuzzy feelings.
How did you get this out of that quote? He’s saying Glen is the sole person fucking with everyone by trying to block the sale. I don’t see any threat.
[YUP](https://twitter.com/sam_kamin/status/1773421152783778046)
Wow, this is surprisingly inflammatory and confrontational. Did not expect Lore to come this hard at Glen. Hopefully these guys can put their dicks away until the offseason so they’re not too much of a distraction
Glen Taylor, Marc Lore or ARod all seem like insufferable fools but hey it’s the billionaire class
This kind of response is Karma coming back your way, Glen.
It’s not even the playoffs yet and this is the most entertaining Timberwolves season ever, not even close!
Wtf do you mean “threatening pain”. They are clearly saying that Glen not honoring the deal is making this a big story in this awesome year. We are in here arguing who’s right instead of how great the wolves are. And this is just the beginning.
Unreal how poor some of y’all are at reading between the lines, if not just reading.
>Explicitly threatening pain toward the fanbase and franchise does not exactly engender fuzzy feelings.
English is not my first language, but that’s not what I got from the quote. I understood it as him placing the blame for the situation and the pain it causes everyone on Glen, asserting that it didn’t need to be this way since everything was outlined in the contract.
It really did not have to be this way, what a shitshow…
Glen didn’t help himself by basically admitting he had sellers remorse in an interview with WCCO.. he said something like “I wouldn’t call it sellers remorse, but things are going really well right now..” that’s literally sellers remorse! You only don’t want to sell the team because it’s worth way more now!
I don’t think they’re threatening to cause pain. To me it reads like how my buddies and I have reacted to it “how much more of this motherfucker are we going to have to take”
>Explicitly threatening pain toward the fanbase and franchise does not exactly engender fuzzy feelings.
He didn’t threaten pain. He’s saying if Glen drags it out it’s going to be a painful process. Both parties probably suck, but if Lore and A-Rod have the contractual agreement on their side then they should do whatever it takes to own the team as agreed upon. Not their fault Taylor has seller’s remorse after the franchise value skyrocketed and the team started winning.
Naz Reid.
I would assume missing the deadline would void any agreement they had. Taylor is a dipshit but not having their ducks in a row gave him the out he was looking for. They literally fumbled the bag.
Fuck yeah, Lore
I don’t agree that this statement is a threat to the fans. It is more acknowledging how bad this could get and that it didn’t have to be this way. Part of this may be damage control with the fans. They know that if they do win this after a protracted ugly fight, they’ll need to repair the look of it all with fans. It would help them a lot if fans saw this as mostly Taylor being unreasonable.
Our Lore and Savior please save us from the Glen Taylor era
OP your flailing here and in the r/nba thread are pathetic, tbh. Other fan bases calling you out on it too. You need to chill out bro
Quite interesting to witness the quick evolution of this story early on. Certainly seems to be trending in favor of ARod and Lore though. Hope it sticks.
Also, I don’t care if it’s only 1%, get Garnett on this ownership group so he can be part of pushing that fucker out.
Pwned. Fk you, Glen.
I’m pretty sure Lore felt compelled to say something publicly when we all got drip fed quote after quote of Glen making confident claims to the whole world yesterday. Not sure how else to respond?
“We are pretty sure Glen is wrong, more to come” lol
I read this as saying Fuck Glen Taylor and i am fine with that.
I feel no pain, I’m a MN sports fan.
No, it is not explicitly Taylor’s fault. A-Rod and Lore didn’t put up the money. That’s on them, not Taylor.
The way both sides are aggressively feeding the press makes me think neither one is real confident in their position
💯 Fuck Glen Taylor. He doesn’t give a shit about anyone.
Can we just be done talking about this and talk about the team that could be back in first place after tonight’s game!
Count on a dip shit like Glenn Taylor to embarrass himself while all eyes are on his team that is doing well despite him.
Fuck Glen Taylor.