“I’m incredibly honored and energized to roll up my sleeves and get to work,” said Alex Rodriguez in a statement as a four-year-long process, including a year-long battle, finally bore fruit. Minnesota Timberwolves fans might remember how, despite the baseball legend and businessman Marc Lore’s efforts to buy the team in three installments, the then-team owner, Glen Taylor, called off the sale. However, Rodriguez and Lore did not budge and used arbitration to get the NBA Franchise. Now, after a 15-month wait, the NBA’s Board of Governors has unanimously approved the sale of the Minnesota Timberwolves, WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx, and G League’s Iowa Wolves to the duo. While we don’t know how the team players would be feeling, we do know that one person is happy for Rodriguez: His daughter.

Earlier today, Natasha Rodriguez took to her official Instagram account to share a story with her 43,600+ followers. She highlighted the official post by the Minnesota Timberwolves that confirmed the sale to Rodriguez and Lore, and the duo’s joint statement that read “Stronger together. Ready to Win”. Natasha acknowledged this and wrote, “I’m so proud of my dad!!!!! My inspiration and proof that you can accomplish ANYTHING with a strong mindset and lots & lots & lotsss of hard work!!! History is happeninggg!!! (couple emojis) Let’s gooo @timberwolves @minnesotalynx__”. Below that main passage, Natasha also added “love you mucho @arod__”.

That message would certainly bring out an “aww” from many.

Though Natasha is quite active on social media, it is quite rare that she puts out something about the NBA. Even though her father was in the midst of arbitration with then Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor, he continued being the minority owner of the team during the legal battle. Plus, A-Rod himself continued reposting tweets about the Minnesota Lynx, and even wrote a ‘Thank You’ message to the Timberwolves players, coaches, staff, and fans after the team got eliminated. However, now with the Timberwolves under the 2009 World Series Champions’ control, Natasha might start posting more about the NBA team during the 2025-26 season, or in the days leading up to it.

Securing the majority ownership of the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Minnesota Lynx marked a major win for Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore. Glen Taylor’s decision to back out of the sale after Lore and Rodriguez missed the deadline to purchase a third portion of the team blindsided the duo. After all, they had already secured part of the majority ownership with two payments in two different instalments, and the 3rd one would have given them an 80% stake. Taylor faced accusations of having seller’s remorse. It was claimed that the slow pace of the league’s approval process caused the payment delay. Fortunately, a three-panel judge ruled 2-1 in favor of Lore and Rodriguez, sorting things out.

With Alex Rodriguez now the majority owner, we might see more of his presence during Timberwolves games and, through that, see more of Natasha Rodriguez. Who knows, maybe A-Rod might rope his daughter in to perform the National Anthem during a game. After all, it won’t be the first time she has done so.

Alex Rodriguez praised his daughter after National Anthem performance during a Minnesota Timberwolves game

If there is one talent Natasha Rodriguez has shown to possess over the last few years, it is her vocals. Sure, the 20-year-old was also earlier making a name for herself in Major League Baseball, but not in the same way as her father. Music became her niche, and she continued highlighting that through her social media posts. No matter what, however, very few performances might top the one Natasha delivered almost 3 years ago.

Back in October 2022, the Miami Heat hosted a matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The 17-year-old Natasha was roped in to deliver a rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the game commenced. Her stunning voice echoed throughout the Kaseya Center, and she was met with applause after the final note.

Later, Alex Rodriguez posted the moment her daughter sang the national anthem on his official Instagram account. He accompanied that with a caption that read “Wow!. I will never forget last night. Tashi … I am so proud. You did such an amazing job singing the National Anthem. ❤️. Special thanks to Micky, Nick and the @miamiheat for making it such a special night for my family.”

Alex Rodriguez taking charge of the Minnesota Timberwolves will bring about several major changes to the front office. As of now, we can only speculate what they can be. No matter what they are, Natasha Rodriguez performing the National Anthem at least once should certainly be on the future itinerary.