Orlando Magic interim coach James Borrego will become a bit of an experimental gym rat when he visits Havana for a three-day trip that begins on Thursday.
He doesn't speak much Spanish. He doesn't know much about Cuba. Never been, in fact. Not sure if he's ever experienced the taste sensation known as a mojito.
But he knows basketball. And he knows about the power of sports to be able to bridge cultures and political ideologies.
Borrego crossed that cultural divide as a kid growing up in Albuquerque. By the time he reached the sixth grade, he had assimilated quite nicely in New Mexico.