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Watch: Wolves' Alex Rodriguez wins a student $10K with half-court shot

A-Rod won a Bucknell University student $10K with his shot at halftime on Sunday.

Will Ragatz

Nov 8, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Alex Rodriguez applauds as the Minnesota Timberwolves play the Portland Trail Blazers in the first quarter at Target Center.
Nov 8, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Alex Rodriguez applauds as the Minnesota Timberwolves play the Portland Trail Blazers in the first quarter at Target Center. / Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images
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Alex Rodriguez can't stop winning. Two weeks after the arbitration ruling that set the stage for him and Marc Lore to become majority owners of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx franchises, Rodriguez was part of a cool moment at Bucknell University on Sunday afternoon.

At halftime of Bucknell's game against Army, A-Rod got the chance to shoot a half-court shot and win $10,000 for a student with a make. He casually banked it in and then went to celebrate with the student section.

Why was Rodriguez at Bucknell, a small Patriot League school in Lewisburg, PA? Because that's where Lore went to school as an undergraduate in the early 1990s.

Once the NBA's board of governors approves, Rodriguez and Lore will take over for Glen Taylor as the majority owners of the Timberwolves and Lynx.

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Will Ragatz
WILL RAGATZ

Will Ragatz is a senior writer for Vikings On SI. He is a credentialed Minnesota Vikings beat reporter, covering the team extensively at practices, games and throughout the NFL draft and free agency period. Ragatz attended Northwestern University, where he studied at the prestigious Medill School of Journalism. During his time as a student, he covered Northwestern Wildcats football and basketball for SB Nation’s Inside NU, eventually serving as co-editor-in-chief in his junior year. In the fall of 2018, Will interned in Sports Illustrated’s newsroom in New York City, where he wrote articles on Major League Baseball, college football, and college basketball for SI.com.

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