ESPN’s Attempt to Shame Cuba’s Slums Backfires, Instead Highlights Poverty in America

ESPN’s not havana good day! The network’s flagship program, SportsCenter, attempted to shame the slums outside Cuba’s baseball stadium in a tweet on Tuesday, March 22, but the comment backfired and highlighted poverty in the United States instead.

The SportsCenter account posted a photo of the dilapidated buildings outside Havana’s Estadio Latinoamericano, where President Barack Obama was watching a baseball game with Cuban president Raúl Castro during his historic trip. “Meanwhile, next to the stadium in Havana…,” the daily sports show wrote, attempting to show the contrast between the run-down neighborhood and the fancy ballpark.

Source: http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/espns-attempt-to-shame-cubas-slums-backfires-w201187