A couple of teams trying to gain better position in the standings before the regular season comes to an end meet up on Thursday, April 3 as the Miami Heat host the Memphis Grizzlies at the Kaseya Center in Miami.
The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. EDT and will be broadcast on TNT and truTV. Fans looking to watch this NBA game can do so for free by using DirecTV Stream, which offers a free trial or with SlingTV, which doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available. Max has plans starting at just $9.99/month, and includes movies, original series and more.
The Heat have won six straight but are still just 35-41 and ninth in the East. Miami is one game back of the Atlanta Hawks for eighth and two chances to advance from the play-in and into the playoffs and 1.5 games behind the Orlando Magic for seventh and the opportunity to guarantee hosting a play-in game.
The Grizzlies have lost four straight and have slid into eighth in the West. Memphis is 44-32 and tied with the LA Clippers and Minnesota Timberwolves. But Minnesota holds the sixth seed currently and the final guaranteed playoff spot while the Clippers are the seven seed and would host Memphis in a play-in matchup. The Golden State Warriors in fifth are only half a game ahead of those three thanks to one less loss and the same number of wins.
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Who: Memphis Grizzlies vs. Miami Heat
When: Thursday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m. EDT
Where: Kaseya Center in Miami
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A person with knowledge of Taylor’s decision confirmed it to The Associated Press on Wednesday, speaking on condition of anonymity because the Timberwolves had not offered any public comment. ESPN first reported the decision.
All that appears to be left is final approval by the NBA’s board of governors, which is the last step before any sale of a team can be completed. In February, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said he didn’t see any reason why that would not happen — but he also said the board would go through the full process as always.
“We need to follow the process,” Silver said at that time.
The board of governors could vote at any time. It completed a two-day meeting in New York last week and likely wouldn’t meet again until the summer, but it may not need to wait until then to give the sale its final blessing.
Taylor, who turns 84 later this month, grew up on a Minnesota dairy farm and built a fortune with a business that specialized in printing wedding invitations. He bought the Timberwolves for $88 million in 1994 to prevent the franchise from moving to New Orleans.
It was four years ago this month that he was approached by Lore, the former e-commerce chief for Walmart, and Rodriguez, the former baseball slugger who hit 696 home runs over 22 seasons with the New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers.
They quickly agreed on a $1.5 billion deal, and NBA prices have skyrocketed ever since. Last month, the Boston Celtics were sold for a record initial valuation of $6.1 billion — a number that may go even higher before that deal closes.
During the contentious years while the sale was essentially pending, Lore and Rodriguez accused Taylor of having seller’s remorse amid a steady rise in the value of NBA franchises.
The Associated Press contributed to this article