A little team building in South Florida has come at a price.
A quarter of a million dollars, to be exact.
Back in September, Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez — who have agreed, ultimately, to purchase the Timberwolves from Glen Taylor for $1.5 billion — decided they wanted to bring the team together in Miami for a little bonding.
So they did, hosting the entire team and staffers at Rodriguez's Coral Gables, Fla., home for dinners and practices before the season began. The events were not a secret. Indeed, they were documented extensively on social media, crediting the new owners' attempts at bonding the team.
The Wolves even posed a group photo on their official Twitter account on Sept. 8.
The organization has been fined $250,000 by the NBA. The fine came for violating league rules that prohibit teams from arranging or paying for offseason practice or group workout sessions for their players outside a team's home market.
To be fair, $250,000 isn't back-breaking. But it's still substantial.
REID HURTING
Backup center Naz Reid sat out Monday's game against the Suns with soreness in his right foot.
