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https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...fan-and-hooper

In the early '90s, Prince was actually part of a private equity partnership to buy the Minnesota Timberwolves alongside NBA great Magic Johnson, Minneapolis production duo Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and multi-platinum dance diva Janet Jackson. However, while the successful bid never came to fruition, by the time Wolves savior Kevin Garnett was drafted in 1995, a dapper Prince was an omnipresent fixture at games. It was not at all shocking to witness the singer cheering on his beloved team and a ridiculously young Big Ticket, who forged an unlikely friendship with the eccentric funk-rock icon.