With his ownership team's purchase of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves, Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore also will have their hands involved in the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx. Rodriguez, who made a name for himself in the MLB world,

Garnett, who played 14 of his 21 seasons with the Timberwolves, had a longstanding feud with former owner Glen Taylor.

Tucked away in a separate space at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of UNLV is a large conference room. If you walked in there Friday afternoon, a podium with a large screen in the background greeted you with highlights of the Timberwolves and Lynx.