NEW YORK – The NBA and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) announcing that they will host the first joint basketball development camp in Havana, Cuba April 23-26.
The NBA and FIBA will invite two players and one coach from Cuba to participate in the upcoming Basketball without Borders camp.
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"We've seen the bridges that basketball can build between cultures," said NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum. "We look forward to sharing the values of our game with Cuban youth and learning together through the common language of sports."
Two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash, NBA Global Ambassador Dikembe Mutombo, and WNBA Legend Ticha Penicheiro will lead the four-day camp with the Cuban Men's and Women's National Teams, and community outreach projects in association with the Cuban sports ministry, INDER, and the Cuban Basketball Federation (CBF).