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Taylor: Saunders' health declined sharply over a few days in September

Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor, and former coach/president of basketball operations Flip Saunders, who died Sunday at age 60.

Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor said Monday that Flip Saunders’ health changed over a “three- to four-day period” in early September. Saunders passed away Sunday from complications association with Hodgins lymphoma, and the details provided by Taylor were the first on Saunders’ rapid decline.

Taylor said that “backing up seven weeks, I was talking to him and everything was, I don’t want to say fine or great, but it was what we expected.