party's moderate wing. He resigned in 1990 citing his need to focus more on his business interests. He strongly considered running for Governor of Minnesota in 1990, but he decided against it due to his divorce. He was appointed as a member of the Minnesota Commission on Reform and Efficiency by fellow Republican and Governor of Minnesota Arne Carlson a year after Taylor left office. He served in that role for three years. Still an active member of the Republican Party, from 2016 to 2020 Taylor donated $119,100 to Republican candidates and causes. Sports team ownership Taylor purchased majority ownership of the Minnesota Timberwolves NBA basketball team in 1994 for a reported $94 million. and purchased the Minnesota Lynx WNBA basketball team in 1999. Taylor was in talks to buy the Minnesota Twins but nothing came of it. In 2000, he was banned for nearly a year for signing Joe Smith to a secret contract in violation of the league's salary cap rules. Before Donald Sterling, Glen Taylor was the only NBA owner to be suspended for more than a couple of games. In 2015, Taylor had a falling out with NBA legend Kevin Garnett over a miscommunicated agreement. Garnett had been under the impression that after his retirement from the NBA he would be able to have a minority stake in the team, as he and coach Flip Saunders had talked about the idea when Saunders traded for Garnett; however, the death of Saunders apparently put an end to the idea, and Garnett retired in 2016 after a tense buyout negotiation with Taylor, who Garnett referred to as a "snake". Taylor and Garnett are no longer on speaking terms, and Garnett refuses to have his jersey retired by the Timberwolves after spending 14 seasons of his career there. In 2017, Taylor purchased the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League (later called NBA G League) and renamed the team the Iowa Wolves as the developmental affiliate of the Timberwolves. He is a past chairman of the board of governors for the NBA, serving two terms from 2008 to 2012 and from 2014 to 2017. On April 10, 2021, it was announced that a sale of the Timberwolves was being finalized for approximately $1.5 billion, with former Major League Baseball player Alex Rodriguez and billionaire Marc Lore stepping in as new owners taking effect in 2023. Under the ownership of