With a sea of upset followers surrounding him, Alex Rodriguez seemed to be having fun with himself whereas sitting subsequent to his girlfriend Saturday night time in Los Angeles.
That’s as a result of the No. 6-seeded Timberwolves, the staff Rodriguez owns with enterprise associate Marc Lore, shocked the No. 3-seeded Lakers in Recreation 1 of their first-round NBA playoff collection, profitable 117-95.
Rodriguez, the 49-year-old former Yankees star, took within the recreation courtside with Jaclyn Cordeiro, a health coach whom he’s been linked to since 2022.
Timberwolves-Lakers playoff recreation in Los Angeles on April
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Rodriguez and Lore had been in a dispute with Glen Taylor in regards to the switch of possession for the Timberwolves, which was presupposed to occur in three elements.
Taylor believed the opposite events breached the phrases of the sale and tried to wipe out the deal.
However earlier this month, Taylor agreed to not attraction an arbitrators’ ruling from February that dominated in favor of Rodriguez and Lore and can switch full possession of the Timberwolves and the WNBA’s Lynx, ESPN reported.
Rodriguez and Lore initially agreed to purchase the staff for $1.5 billion in 2021.
After Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez broke off their engagement in 2021, A-Rod dated Kathryne Padgett.
The couple cut up in 2022 earlier than he went public with Cordeiro in December of that 12 months.
Rodriguez instructed The Publish final 12 months that Cordeiro was “a good influence” on him, serving to him lose greater than 30 kilos.
“I’ve been working hard and trying to stay in shape, and continuing to try to copy some of her great work ethic and health and wellness practices,” he stated final April.
The Timberwolves, who misplaced within the Western Convention Finals final 12 months, will attempt to take a 2-0 collection lead on Tuesday.
