In April, when there was an announcement that the NBA would visit Havana, Cuba to conduct basketball clinics, the Mickey Arison owned Miami Heat management registered their objection to the NBA office and announced vehemently that no member of the team would be participating in such activities on the communist island. Their claim was that the Miami Heat did not receive prior notification of the NBA's plans. Today, the Mickey Arison owned Carnival Cruise Line announced that the company has been given the go-ahead in the United States to begin sailing to Cuba, and they are negotiating with the Castro government to start taking passengers to the island next.year. In fact, Carnival Cruise Line has already begun taking bookings without the full commitment of the Castro government!!?? Now, this about face action seems like hypocrisy. Guess money wins over politics! The basketball camps in Cuba would not have produced financial beneficial to the organization plus it may not have wanted to negatively stir up their large Cuban American basketball fans. But, guess these fans don't matter when it comes to cruises to the Cuba since these sailing will certainly be a mega financial success for Arison.
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