原址：https://tinyurl.com/352z89nk The drawn-out drama surrounding the sale of the Minnesota Timberwolves is finally over. 漫长的明尼苏达灰狼队出售剧场终於落幕。 More than a year after Glen Taylor tried to retain majority control of the franchise by canceling its $1.5 billion sale to Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez, Taylor is ending that battle. 在试图取消以15亿美元出售给Marc Lore和Alex Rodriguez的交易，以持续拥 有球团多数控制权一年多後，Glen Taylor结束了这场争夺战。 Lore and Rodriguez will become controlling owners after Taylor decided he will not appeal a 2-1 February arbitration ruling against him. The panel ruled Taylor was not operating within the legal framework of their purchase agreement when he attempted to call off the sale in March 2024. Taylor决定不上诉仲裁庭於二月份以2票对1票的不利裁决，Lore和A-Rod将 成为控股所有人。仲裁小组先前裁示，Taylor在2024年3月试图取消出售时 ，并未在其购买协议的法律框架内运作。 The sale also includes the Minnesota Lynx, the most successful franchise in WNBA history. 此次出售也包括WNBA历史上最成功的球团明尼苏达山猫队。 Forbes values the Timberwolves at $3.1 billion, third lowest among the NBA’s 30 franchises. In this sale, the Wolves and Lynx are a package deal; Sportico rates the value of the Lynx independently at $85 million. 富比士杂志将灰狼队估计市值为31亿美元，在NBA 30支球队中排名倒数第三 。在此次出售中，灰狼队和山猫队是一项包裹交易，Sportico独立评估山猫 队的市值为8500万美元。 The NBA Board of Governors must approve the sale; it needs the support of 23 of the 30 current NBA owners, including Taylor, to pass. Lore and Rodriguez will take 100% control at the price tag the sides agreed to in 2021; they now own about 40% of the franchises after completing two separate purchases in 2021 and 2023. NBA理事会必须批准此次出售，它必须取得包括Taylor在内的30位现任NBA老 板中的23位支持才能通过。Lore和A-Rod将以双方於2021年同意的价格获得 100%的控制权；在2021年和2023年完成两次购入後，他们现在拥有约40%的球 团股权。 The new owners are expected to want a new arena, and that long process will likely ramp up once they assume control. There is a $50 million penalty for breaking the lease at Target Center, which opened in 1990 and was renovated in 2017. 预计新老板想建造一座新球场，一旦他们取得控制权，这个漫长的过程可能 会加速进行。但如果违反Target Center的租约将面临5000万美元的罚款，这 座现行主场在1990年开放并於2017年翻新。 The three principals in the sale did not issue statements Wednesday; neither they nor their representatives immediately responded to requests for comment. 这场交易案的三位主角都没有立即对外发表声明。 Lore, 53, and Rodriguez, 49, have maintained a commitment to keeping the team in Minnesota from the day they joined the ownership group. 53岁的Lore和49岁A-Rod自加入所有权集团的那天起，就一直坚持将球队留在 明尼苏达的承诺。 Their statement after the arbitration ruling made sure to reference their efforts to win championships “in Minnesota.” 他们在仲裁裁决後的声明中，特意提及他们「在明尼苏达」赢得冠军的努力。 Lore, a billionaire tech entrepreneur, and Rodriguez, who made $475 million in salary during a 22-year Major League Baseball career, have added the support of billionaire New York City businessman Michael Bloomberg to their group. 身为亿万富翁科技企业家的Lore，以及在22年的美国职棒大联盟生涯中赚取 4.75亿美元薪资的A-Rod，已经将纽约市亿万富翁商人Michael Bloomberg的 支持纳入他们团队。 Taylor, who bought the Wolves from Harvey Ratner and Marv Wolfenson for $94 million in 1994, has owned the Lynx since they started play in 1999. The purchase agreement stipulates Taylor, who also owns the Minnesota Star Tribune, would receive, without charge, four courtside seats, one suite and two reserved parking spaces for every Wolves and Lynx game. Taylor於1994年以9400万美元从Harvey Ratner和Marv Wolfenson手中买下灰 狼队，并自1999年山猫队创队以来，一直拥有该队。购买协议规定，Taylor 将免费获得每场灰狼队和山猫队比赛的四个场边座位、一个套房和两个预留 停车位。 The benefits would go to Taylor, 83, for 10 seasons; he lives most of the time in Naples, Fla., and recently returned to Wolves games after an absence following hip replacement surgery late last year. 这些福利将提供给83岁的Taylor未来10个赛季；他大部分时间住在佛罗里达 州那不勒斯，在去年年底接受髋关节置换手术後缺席一段时间後，最近重返 灰狼队主场赛事。 *** Lore and Rodriguez bought an initial 20% ownership stake from Taylor in May 2021, then executed the purchase of a second 20% tranche in December 2022. The call option on a third tranche, to give Lore and Rodriguez an additional 40% of Taylor’s ownership stake and majority stakes in the Wolves and Lynx, was exercised Dec. 31, 2023. Lore和A-Rod在2021年5月从Taylor手中购买了最初20%的所有权股份，接着在 2022年12月执行了第二批的20%股权购买。在2023年12月31日行使了第三批的 买入选择权，以使Lore和A-Rod另外取得Taylor的40%所有权股份以及灰狼队 和山猫队的多数股权。 The contract gave Lore and Rodriguez 90 days from that date to complete the purchase. Taylor canceled exactly 90 days after the call option. It was revealed that Lore and Rodriguez had lost the financial backing of the Carlyle Group, which Taylor said was set to put in $300 million for the deal. It was unclear whether the investment firm withdrew its funding or the NBA denied its participation. 合约给予Lore和A-Rod自该日起90天完成购买。Taylor在买入选择权到期刚好 90天时取消了交易。据透露，Lore和A-Rod失去了Carlyle集团的财务支持， Taylor表示该集团将为这笔交易投入3亿美元。目前尚不清楚是该投资公司撤 回了资金，还是NBA官方拒绝其参与。 Despite that last-minute financial setback, Lore and Rodriguez maintained they had another source of funding ready when Taylor canceled the sale. The backing of Bloomberg, the 83-year-old former mayor of New York City who has a net worth of more than $100 billion, appears to be one of the sources. ESPN has reported other partners include former Google executive Eric Schmidt and the private equity fund Blue Owl Capital. 尽管最後一刻出现了财务挫败，Lore和A-Rod坚称，当Taylor取消出售时，他 们已经准备好了另一方资金来源。拥有超过1000亿美元净资产的83岁前纽约 市长Bloomberg，似乎是其中一个来源。据ESPN报导，其他合作夥伴包括 Google前高阶主管Eric Schmidt和私募股权基金Blue Owl Capital。 A subsection of the purchase agreement labeled “Call Option Closing” noted that Lore and Rodriguez would be given an automatic 90-day extension on their call option if “all NBA approvals or other required approvals of any Governmental Entity have not yet been obtained.” 购买协议中标题为「买入选择权结束」的子章节指出，如果「尚未取得NBA官 方批准或任何政府实体机构要求的其他批准」，Lore和A-Rod将自动获得90天 的买入选择权延期。 The arbitration panel determined that extension should have been granted and Taylor’s cancellation was a breach of contract. 仲裁小组认定应给予延期，Taylor的取消构成违约。 The date to finalize the sale is unclear, as there is no set time for the Board of Governors to convene. But standard practice in the NBA is a 90-day window to investigate the new owners. 完成出售的日期尚不清楚，因为理事会没有固定的召开时间，但NBA的标准做 法是给予90天来调查新老板。 --- -刚动完髋关节手术的Taylor决定不上诉仲裁庭裁决。 -出售案必须有NBA理事会至少23支球团支持才通过。 -Lore和A-Rod是100%持有球团股权，包含灰狼和山猫。 -完成出售标准程序至少需要90天。 -灰狼队估计市值为31亿美元。 --

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