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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Patrick Redford

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - MARCH 31: Majority owner Glen Taylor of the Minnesota Timberwolves looks on prior to the start of the game against the Chicago Bulls at Target Center on March 31, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)

Chicago Bulls v Minnesota Timberwolves

The Ridiculous Timberwolves Ownership Saga’s End Is In Sight

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - MAY 31: Tim Connelly, new Minnesota Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations speaks while being introduced to the media by team ownership group Glen Taylor, Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez on May 31, 2022 at the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx Courts at Mayo Clinic Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2021 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)

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Alex Rodriguez And Marc Lore Are No Longer Buying The Timberwolves

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Chris Thompson

Alex Rodriguez in shades.

Whew! A-Rod’s Ownership Team Finally Secured Someone Else’s Money To Buy The Timberwolves

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Dan McQuade

A Rod reacts in semi-horror as a Cookie Monster drone flies toward him

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This Is So Stupid

Former MLB Players Impressed By Stuffed Cookie Monster Taped To A Drone: “Amazing Technology”

Alex Rodriguez looks at his teeth, with this hand pulling one of his lips back, and you see him in the mirror and also see the back of his head.

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Breaking: A-Rod Still Has Gum Disease

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Breaking: A-Rod Has Gum Disease

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Ray Ratto

St. Louis Cardinals v Cincinnati Reds

The Hall Of Fame Charts No Course

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - DECEMBER 11: Former Major League Baseball player Alex Rodriguez looks on during a game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Golden State Warriors at Wells Fargo Center on December 11, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Golden State Warriors v Philadelphia 76ers

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A-Rod Got A Bunch Of Money To Build A “Sports Stock Market” App

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Please Savor This Clip Of A Half-Frozen Alex Rodriguez Tempting Fate At Lambeau Field

Super Bowl LIV – San Francisco 49ers v Kansas City Chiefs

Alex Rodriguez Finds Another Way To One-Up Derek Jeter

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

CFDA Fashion Icon Award recipient US singer Jennifer Lopez and fiance former baseball pro Alex Rodriguez arrive for the 2019 CFDA fashion awards at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City on June 3, 2019.

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A-Rod Handles Breakup With J.Lo In A Normal And Human Way

PORTLAND, OREGON - JANUARY 07: Anthony Edwards #1 of the Minnesota Timberwolves watches during warm ups between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Minnesota Timberwolves against the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center on January 07, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

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Embarrassing: Anthony Edwards Isn’t Familiar With Alex Rodriguez, That Guy On ‘Shark Tank’

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