HoS: Joe Pompliano on who REALLY owns the Minnesota Timberwolves

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Joe is really smart about the sports + business overlap, as evidenced by his viral story about Glen Taylor thwarting his own sale of the Timberwolves to the ARod + Lore duo. We got deep into that deeply reported article and hit other topics of interest, such as…

* The Pat McAfee + Bill Belichick combo

* Robert Kraft’s Dynasty hit job on Belichick backfiring

* Roger Goodell expanding the NFL season

* NBA TV rights reports

* The paradox of why NBA broadcasters might pay more while asking for less inventory

* The Minnesota mess

* Glen Taylor’s sneaky trick to recapture team control

* Those Forbes team valuations matter more than you’d think

* Why the WNBA can’t pay Caitlin Clark a lot of money

* The articles arguing that Clark got a big Nike deal in large part because she’s White