The NBA announced Tuesday afternoon that the league's Board of Governors has unanimously approved the sale of the Minnesota Timberwolves from Glen Taylor to new owners Marc Lore and former MLB star Alex Rodriguez. The transaction, which is expected to close this week, also includes ownership of the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx.

Paying a luxury tax to keep the team competitive and relying on Tim Connelly to run basketball operations is on top of the new bosses’ agenda.

The $1.5 billion sale of the Minnesota Timberwolves from Glen Taylor to an investment group led by e-commerce entrepreneur Marc Lore and former baseball star Alex Rodriguez gained NBA approval on

The New York Knicks are interviewing Minnesota Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori for the team's head coaching job, sources tell ESPN. Now three candidates – Nori and two former head coaches Mike Brown and Taylor Jenkins – have done formal interviews for the Knicks' vacancy.

The Knicks will interview Timberwolves assistant coach Micah Nori for their head coaching vacancy, a source confirmed Tuesday. Nori will be the third person interviewed in the process after the Knicks fired former Wolves coach Tim Thibodeau following their loss in the Eastern Conference finals to Indiana.

The New York Knicks are expanding their head coaching search beyond experienced coaches, as ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Tuesday that they […]