Alex Rodriguez, part-owner of Timberwolves, says team is 'on the road' to do something 'really special'

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The Minnesota Timberwolves will kick off the Western Conference Finals on Wednesday night for the first time in 20 years, and one of their part owners knows all about what it takes to win a championship.

Alex Rodriguez, who was part of the ownership group that purchased the team with Mark Lore in 2021, won a title in 2009 with the New York Yankees. Now, he's one of the main men in charge.

Rodriguez called the initial deal a "dream opportunity" (he admits owning a basketball team wasn't the original plan, as he did come up in second place for the New York Mets). However, the Wolves opportunity came up, so he jumped, and the ROI has been awesome.

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Former baseball player Alex Rodriguez celebrates with Jaden McDaniels #3 of the Minnesota Timberwolves after the win over the Denver Nuggets in Game Seven of the Western Conference Second Round Playoffs at Ball Arena on May 19, 2024 in Denver, Colorado.  (C. Morgan Engel/Getty Images)

"We've been thrilled. We've been involved for three years, and the team is doing pretty well," Rodriguez said in a recent interview with Fox News.

During Sunday's Game 7 of the second round, though, he was acting like a kid again, dropping some "let's f---ing go"s in the final seconds of their series clincher against the reigning champs in the Denver Nuggets.

"I was with my girlfriend in Game 7 in a very hostile environment playing the great reigning world champions, and if you listened to my girlfriend, she told me I needed Lysol because I stunk so much," Rodriguez, one of Lysol's newest partners, said. "I was wearing a pinstriped suit, and she thought I was