‘Ninja-style headwear’ now not allowed in NBA

The NBA will not permit gamers to put on “ninja-style headwear” this season.

A number of gamers — together with the Miami Warmth’s Jimmy Butler, the New Orleans Pelicans’ Jrue Vacation, the LA Clippers’ Montrezl Harrell, the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Cities and the Brooklyn Nets’ Jarrett Allen — often wore the headgear a season in the past.

The NBA by no means had a proper course of to approve the headgear, and allowed gamers to put on it throughout the 2018-19 season as a result of, spokesman Mike Bass informed ESPN, “We did not wish to trigger a disruption by intervening midseason.”

Jimmy Butler, pictured right here whereas with the 76ers, was one in every of a number of high-profile gamers to put on the ninja-style headwear final season. Jesse Johnson/USA TODAY Sports activities

The NBA notified groups in Could that the headbands would not be part of this season’s authorised uniforms.

The NBA’s competitors committee deliberate to debate the headwear as a part of its conferences in Chicago on Monday, Bass stated.

“The ninja-style headwear will not be a part of the NBA uniform and hasn’t been via the league approval course of,” Bass informed ESPN in an announcement. “Groups have raised considerations relating to security and consistency of dimension, size and the way they’re tied which requires an intensive evaluate earlier than consideration of any rule change.

“When some gamers started carrying them final season, we did not wish to trigger a disruption by intervening midseason, however we notified our groups in Could that they’d not be a part of this season’s uniforms.”