Since Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore have taken over ownership of the Timberwolves, they have made it clear that they are looking out for the fans. Whether it’s improving the in-game experience at the Target Center or an offseason survey for Wolves fans to fill out, they are taking steps to ensure that occurs.
On Friday, the Timberwolves suffered an embarrassing loss to the Suns in a game they looked to have in the bag with under a minute left. Turnovers, missed free throws, and Phoenix scoring the last nine points allowed them to win by a single point. Just as embarrassing was the postgame press conference with Chris Finch. It’s something that the Timberwolves' owners need to ensure doesn't happen if they truly do care about the fans.
Press conference with Chris Finch consisted of just two questions
You would think that after the Timberwolves blew an eight-point lead with less than a minute to go, questions would be coming rapid fire at Finch as to what happened. Instead, Finch received a whopping two questions before the postgame press conference concluded. You can watch the entire press conference in this 37-second clip.
Chris Finch's entire press conference was two questions, apparently none of the beat writers are there pic.twitter.com/PtulsQnO2D
— CJ Fogler 🫡 (@cjzero) November 22, 2025
How is that possible after the collapse that occurred on Friday? Well, some of the Timberwolves’ best reporters chimed in as to why that occurred. Dane Moore is independent, which makes funding 41 different road trips challenging, whereas other reporters had their travel budgets cut.
This is a little hard to read when traveling to cover the Timberwolves as a beat reporter is a major part of my small company’s expenses — and takes a lot of my personal time and energy. I had been at the majority of the Wolves road games this season prior to Friday night’s game… https://t.co/SZMKVr30MA
— Dane Moore (@DaneMooreNBA) November 23, 2025
Wolves fans, just my humble suggestion but @ChristopherHine used to be at all of the road games but his outlet is cutting their travel budget… perhaps 57,000 emails suggesting they reconsider will help make sure at least one of us is there.
— Andrew Dukowitz (@adukeMN) November 22, 2025
As for the rest of us, others and I… https://t.co/hD5beOKxqE
What happened after Friday’s game is unacceptable. Some Wolves fans stay up later than normal on game nights and wait a little longer to get shuteye to hear the postgame comments. Imagine their amazement when Finch's postgame conference didn't even come close to lasting a full minute. Many wanted to know why Jaylen Clark wasn't out there for defensive purposes at the end of the game, but that question remains unanswered.
Ownership should step in to ensure this doesn't happen
I’m not going to pretend to know the best way for ownership to fix this, but I would think they could do something. I know if Rodriguez and Lore are about appeasing the fanbase, this just cannot happen. I'm sure they have the money to fund travel expenses for reporters or, at the very least, chip in.
Rodriguez and Lore have to be aware of the pitiful press conference from Friday. It will be interesting to see if some of the beat reporters provide updates in the near future and are more able to attend road games.
The Timberwolves' next game is on the road against the Kings on Monday. The game begins at 9 PM CT, so many fans will again have to stay up late to watch their favorite team.