Kevin Garnett's beef with the 'snake-like' Wolves owner got even worse without Flip Saunders around

Kevin Garnett loves Minnesota. That's where he spent most of his legendary playing career, and he still loves the city, the fans, and many of his former teammates. But from the time Garnett became a Timberwolf until well after he retired, one man owned the franchise, and Kevin Garnett does not like that man. At all.

Glen Taylor is a billionaire, one of Minnesota's richest people. He bought the Wolves in the early '90s, and brought in the regime that made the Wolves relevant, including Garnett and his first, beloved head coach, Flip Saunders.

But making the Wolves "relevant" wasn't really enough with a generational talent like Garnett on board. This episode of Beef History explains how Taylor failed his superstar employee, disparaged him after he departed, and ended up alienating one of the greatest pro athletes in Minnesota history. And just when a reunion and happy ending seemed possible, Garnett and Taylor lost a crucial moderating presence with the tragic death of Flip Saunders.

Directed and edited by Jiazhen Zhang
Written and produced by Seth Rosenthal

[aaronphillips]

The wolves will be cursed until they retire his jersey.

[GATguy]

Minnesota Timberwolves = the real Factory of Sadness

[uliucdp]

KG will retire his own Jersey once he buys the team

Edit: He's not gonna buy the team anymore 😕

[sethmaki]

There are a very select few professional athletes who would never again have to pay for a drink anywhere in Minnesota. Kevin Garnett is one of them. #KGMVP

[BG]

Is it just me or does Glen Taylor look like Emperor Palpatine

[ZamirStills]

Glen Taylor: “KG quit on the team”

KG: *would literally try to win with one arm torn off*

[BlackFlash]

Anytime someone complains about AD not having help remind them that KG was carrying 200 lb trash bag teammates to the playoffs in Kobe and Tim Duncan's Western Conference

[TheBlackSales]

you're telling me the guy from uncut gems actually played basketball? nice

[PlagueOfWasps]

Imagine buying a team and retiring your own jersey, that’s a power move greater than any KG dunk.

[michaelmarrs]

Kevin Garnett on the t-wolves deserved so much better than he got early in his career. He was incredible on defense, an incredible shooter for a big-man and arguably the most impactful player in the league during his peak.

[colinmonk]

THE FACT THAT THE BEST PLAYER IN WOLVES HISTORY DOES NOT HAVE HIS JERSEY RETIRED IS SO EMBARASSING.

[soapsh]

I liked the video despite hating the topic that’s being narrated. Glen Taylor is among my most disliked people. RIP coach Saunders.

[msmpassat]

Best part of a “Beef History” video is an ad for Plant-based beef

[fifasims]

“Alienated Cassell” No way that was on accident

[mac]

Honestly I feel like KG doesn’t get enough respect for how he carried that team through thick and thin. Imo he might be a top ten all time player for what he was capable of in his prime. Maybe the most captivating player that I ever watched.

[gunpowderhoes]

It's a shame now that after KG KAT is now wasting his prime years there that team his ridiculously horrible

[JewelzFin]

R.I.P. Flip Saunders. That picture at 5:15 seriously had me in tears back when Flip passed away. It's one of my favorite basketball pics of all time. All of us TWolves fans loved his characteristics and loyalty. As did KG.

[thomasfriesejr.]

I love this dude so much. KG is the most loyal guy ever. He would've stayed in MN and lost his whole career if the team didn't trade him. When he shouted out 'Sota after the Celtics won was the closest I'll ever get to rooting for an NBA champion.

[duhmark]

That one line-- "he dedicated the 2008 championship to us"-- you have no idea how much that means to me as a Minnesotan and a wolves diehard. We really believed we had a special relationship with him that went beyond star and city and he really validated that for us when thanking us was his first intelligible priority after the anything is possible roar. So hope his 21 can finally join his close friends Seimone Augustus, Lindsay Whalen and Rebekkah Brunson and of course Malik Sealy on the target center rafters once glen is out of the picture

[slackerofhell]

The Minnesota Timberwolves beef with being successful would be an entire documentary lmao