T-Wolves Owner Glen Taylor Pledges $1M to Target Center Workers Amid Coronavirus

Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor is the latest involved in the NBA to pledge support for part-time workers while the league is suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic reported Tuesday that Taylor has pledged up to $1 million to the part-time workers at Target Center during the hiatus.

"Our staff who work so hard to make the Target Center experience memorable for fans are the backbone of what we do," Taylor said in a statement. "From the people who show fans to their seats, to the greeters at the entrance, I want to do my part to alleviate the financial concern that comes from missing games due to this national pandemic. We will get through this difficult time together and look forward to the day when our players, fans and staff are reunited again at Target Center."

A number of teams have committed to helping their part-time workers who depend on the income generated from home games.

They are not alone, as players such as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Love, Blake Griffin and Zion Williamson, among others, have done the same.

The NBA, along with the NHL and MLS, postponed its current season as a response to concerns about the coronavirus. A number of other marquee events in the sports world were impacted as well, including the cancellation of the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments and the postponement of the Masters.

Taylor is not the only one involved with the Timberwolves doing what they can to help.

According to Jace Frederick of the Pioneer Press, big man Karl-Anthony Towns donated $100,000 to the Mayo Clinic as it looks to expand testing in Minnesota and beyond.