According to the White House, President Obama will be sending retired NBA great Shaquille O’Neal and world famous ballerina Misty Copeland to Cuba later this year, as part of a special sports envoy program between the United States and Cuba. Shaq and Misti will be engaging with youth in Cuba through camps and workshops in connection with the President’s plan to improve the relationship between the two countries. O’Neal will travel in June and Copeland in November.
Cuba has long been a hotbed of baseball talent over the years, it will be interesting to see what kind of impact basketball and ballet will have on the youth.