Alex Theoharides (@Minne_Pop) provides a Twitter recap of the road to Kevin Love's contract extension with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
*Editor's Note: Read the text in bold to follow the narrative between the tweets.
Kevin Love Gets a Contract: A Story told by Tweets
by Alex TheoharidesTuesday Night, everything started off grand. Ray Richardson, a Pioneer Press writer, broke the story.
@TwolvesnowTwolvesNow
K-Love and T-Wolves beat Wed night deadline. K-Love agrees to 4yr, $62M extension. Will sign Wed afternoon in Dallas bit.ly/wEK3vL
Local beat writers high-fived their twitter fans …
@dbrauerDavid Brauer
W00T! RT @Twolvesnow: K-Love agrees to 4-year, $62M extension with T-Wolves. Will sign deal tomorrow in Dallas
@NewsCutBob Collins
OK, #twolves. I'm prepared to renew for next year now. Where do I sign?
Even adorable Ricky Rubio seemed excited!
@rickyrubio9Ricky Rubio
@kevinlove is it true????? Tell me tell me!!!
Then all hell broke lose.
@kevinloveKevin Love
If you read it on the Internet it must be true right? #sarcasm
And local beat writers took back their high fives.
@dbrauerDavid Brauer
Somewhere, Joe Paterno is looking at the KLove reporting controversy and laughing.
ESPN tried to make us feel small and cold and unloved.
@ESPNSteinLineMarc Stein
Wolves have been unwilling to budge from four-year, $62M offer to Love, who's eligible for same five-year, $80M deal Westbrook got from OKC
@ESPNSteinLineMarc Stein
If Sota refuses before WEDS deadline to make Love its "designated player" and offer five years, Love can take the four or become RFA in July
@ESPNSteinLineMarc Stein
Comment: When dude follows breakout year by losing weight, playing better AND luring Adelman to town, he's probably your "designated player"
And local beat writers sadly nodded their heads.
@NewsCutBob Collins
Would love to be Love's agent talking to Taylor. "So, you enjoy being the laughing stock of the NBA? Do you get a trophy for that?"
@JerryZgodaJerry Zgoda
Re: Love's contract...everything I've heard all day had me thinking for 1st time it WON'T get done & I don't think anything's changed tonite
@dbrauerDavid Brauer
Can we get back to worrying about Kevin Love?
The TWolves players drowned their worries in hot/cold baths.
@ATolliver44Anthony Tolliver
Look at @kevinlove getting the Cryotherapy! Lol... -250 degrees!yfrog.com/oealczmj
@kevinloveKevin Love
You good @WayneElli22???yfrog.com/h325105229j
@kevinloveKevin Love
@ATolliver44 and look at you broyfrog.com/h2x0hcnj
MinnePop began to have his doubts.
@Minne_PopAlex Theoharides
"I enjoy it here, I enjoy my teammates, I enjoy the coaching staff, I enjoy the Twin Cities, even when it's cold." #signkevinlove
Sage Bob Collins offered us hope …
@NewsCutBob Collins
Troubling how many sports journos took @kevinlove's tweet last night as a "I didn't agree" fact. Technically, he didn't say he didn't agree.
@NewsCutBob Collins
I don't think Love's tweet necessarily means he hasn't reached a deal.bringmethenews.com/2012/01/24/lov…
And Ray Richardson peaked out from under a tweetful of criticism.
@TwolvesnowTwolvesNow
Time to surface! Never said K-Love had signed. Said he WILL sign Wed. Reliable source gave up the numbers: 4 yrs, $62M. Lawyer(s) in Dallas
The Basketball Jones offered us humor while we waited through the night.
@cjzeroCJ Fogler
@treykerby Frankly, I have no idea how this Kevin Love face doesn't make the gallerytwitpic.com/8azyci
But even wise Bob Collins began to lose faith.
@NewsCutBob Collins
Dear #twolves. Forget what I said about renewing the season tix if what Zgoda says is true.startribune.com/blogs/53702862…
The team pretended there were other stories to worry about.
@MNTimberwolvesMN Timberwolves
Scouting Report:on.nba.com/ywHbZ1 #Twolvesface Mavs tonight, looking for 2nd win of the season against Dallas! #MINvsDAL
Which made us all mad.
@NewsCutBob CollinsSome people are saying Love won't be good enough for max deal. Bet they didn't see him becoming THIS good either. #NotAsSmartAsTheyThink
@NewsCut Still, @JerryZgoda's detail that@kevinlove crumpled up offer indicates report may have been wrong. Odd to present so late tho.
@dbrauer @JerryZgoda @kevinlove Maybe. I just favor the literal. Meantime, I'm stocking up on pitchforks and torches. who's with me???
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@NewsCutBob Collins
@Minne_Pop @dbrauer@JerryZgoda @kevinlove Going over my map of Mankato now.
Anthony Tolliver turned to prayer …
@ATolliver44Anthony Tolliver
Proverbs 25:12 CEV Listening to good advice is worth much more than jewelry made of gold.
The basketball gods listened.
@ESPNSteinLineMarc Stein
When Wolves wouldn't do five-year deal, Love's camp said they'd only do four-year deal WITH opt out after Year 3 to make him 2015 free agent
Chris Broussard says @kevinlove no longer wants 5th year: es.pn/Az2mCX File this under, "You mean there's still a chance?" #twolves
Sad, confused MinnePop Bob Collins asked for help understanding the news.
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@NewsCutBob Collins
@Minne_Pop The "we'll give the money to Rubio instead" strategy drives me crazy.
And Talk Hoops explained it to both of us.
@talkhoopsZach Harper
Look, if this team can't put a good enough team around Love for him to want to stay in 3 years then what they hell are we doing here?
@talkhoopsZach Harper
Yes. They would still have his Bird rights. “@hoops_fan: @talkhoopsCould he opt out after 3 and sign another max deal with the Wolves?”
Salvation came in the afternoon.
@MNTimberwolvesMN Timberwolves
#Twolves have reached an agreement in principle w/@kevinlove on 4-year contract extension. More details to come ontimberwolves.com.
And K. Love rejoiced.
@kevinloveKevin Love
To #twolves fans: I'll be in Minnesota for 4 more years! Excited to see you when I get back to Minneapolis.
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