Posted on Tuesday, 06.19.12
Cuban players missing from Puerto Rican tournament
The Associated Press
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The president of the Puerto Rican Basketball
Federation says five Cuban players are missing from an international
tournament.
Carlos Beltran says the five men did not show at practice Tuesday just
before a game against Nicaragua. Cuba lost to the Bahamas 81-66 on
Monday. The teams are in Puerto Rico for the Centrobasket Championship 2012.
Some Cuban athletes in the past have used international competitions as
an opportunity to defect. Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory and Cubans who
make it to the island generally are allowed to apply for legal residence.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/06/19/2857332/cuban-players-missing-from-puerto.html
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