https://tinyurl.com/jhfa95fd The question of who owns the Timberwolves and Lynx should be answered either Friday or Monday, according to sources close to the team. 根据球团相关人士透露，关於谁将拥有灰狼队和山猫队的问题，预计将在本 周末前後得到解答。 Attorneys for current majority owner Glen Taylor and attorneys for minority owners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez made their arguments in front of a three-member arbitration panel in November in Minneapolis. Those arguments came after months of legal posturing over Taylor’s claim in March of last year that the teams were “ no longer for sale.” 去年11月在明尼亚波利斯，目前主要股东Glen Taylor的律师，以及小股东 Marc Lore和Alex Rodriguez的律师，在一个有三名成员的仲裁小组面前，各 提出了他们的论点。此前，双方就Taylor於去年3月宣称球队「不再出售」一 事，进行了数个月的法律攻防。 The arbitration process was built into their purchase agreement, and the final decision will be binding and likely unappealable. 仲裁程序属购买协议的一部分，最终决定将具有约束力，且可能无法上诉。 When Taylor canceled the sale via a press release, Lore and Rodriguez were trying to secure financing on a final call option of a 40% ownership stake from Taylor that would have given them majority ownership of both teams. 当Taylor透过新闻稿宣布取消出售时，Lore和ARod正试图取得最後40%所有权 股份的买入选择权融资，那将使得他们成为两支球团的主要股东。 The central question the panel was set to answer was whether Taylor had the right to cancel the sale. When Lore and Rodriguez agreed to buy the team in 2021, the two sides agreed to a series of call options on tranches, or portions, of ownership. 预料仲裁小组面对的核心问题是，Taylor是否有权取消出售。当Lore和ARod 在2021年同意购买球队时，双方协议了一系列分批或部分股权的买入选择权。 The final call option was scheduled for Dec. 31, 2023. It needed to be finalized “not more than ninety [90] days” later, according to the purchase agreement. It was widely reported that Lore and Rodriguez lost funding from private equity firm Carlyle not long before those 90 days were up. 最後的买入选择权订於2023年12月31日。根据购买协议，需要在「不超过90 天」条件完成。据外界报导，Lore和ARod在上述90天期限即将届满前，失去 了私募股权公司Carlyle的资金。 On March 27, 2024, Taylor released his statement that the Timberwolves were no longer for sale and that Lore and Rodriguez had missed the deadline. 2024年3月27日，Taylor发表声明表示不再出售灰狼队，Lore和ARod错过最後 期限。 Lore, a billionaire tech entrepreneur, and Rodriguez, a former baseball star-turned-investor, said they secured the necessary funding for the deal and submitted the paperwork to the NBA on time. They also noted the purchase agreement allowed for the 90-day deadline to be extended an additional 90 days if “NBA Approvals or other required approvals of any Governmental Entity have not yet been obtained.” Lore是亿万身价科技企业家，ARod则是前职棒明星身份的投资者，他们表示 已掌握交易所需的资金，并及时将文件提交NBA总部。他们还指出，购买协 议在「尚未获得NBA总部或其他任何必要政府机构批准」情况下，允许将90 天期限再延长90天。 If Taylor prevails in arbitration, he will keep ownership. If the arbitrators rule in favor of Lore and Rodriguez, they likely will be given the right to a 90-day window in which to finish paying Taylor for control of the franchise. The NBA Board of Governors would have to approve the sale. Taylor is also owner of the Minnesota Star Tribune. 如果Taylor在仲裁庭胜诉，他将保留所有权。如果仲裁员的裁决对Lore和 ARod有利，他们可能将获得90天期限，完成向Taylor支付收购球队的费用。 NBA理事会必须批准这笔交易。Taylor同时也是Star Tribune的拥有者。 --- 看起来球团所有权归属肥皂剧即将告一段落， 不管如何，避开豪华税二层的大方向应该不变， 而且重中之重， Taylor每季开打前邀请球队去他家吃通心粉的传统要维持吧。XD --

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