The USA and Cuba are normalizing relations, the borders to the island nation are opening up, and we are getting our first quality looks inside that country since “the revolution.” It’s a chance for us to start to understand a culture and its people.

Throughout the NBA offseason VICE Sports and Carmelo Anthony are exploring street sport cultures around the world. In our premiere episode, Melo travels to Cuba to explore the rise of soccer in a nation synonymous with baseball, ride a 1950s drop top in the rain, and grab some fresh rolled Cuban cigars along the way.

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