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Mike Scott suggests Nike will not allow players to wear ninja-style headbands

September 9, 2019 by Darryn Albert • Comments
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Mike Scott ninja headband

Mike Scott ninja headband

One of the NBA’s budding new on-court fashion trends appears to be no more.

In a series of tweets this past weekend, Philadelphia 76ers forward Mike Scott hinted that players were now banned from wearing the ninja-style headbands that catapulted onto the scene last season. The veteran said that objectors should “start a petition” and “send it to Nike,” also tweeting that the headbands were deemed to be “too unprofessional.”

It’s ova wit https://t.co/4pW2W6jqBP

— Mike Scott (@mikescott) September 6, 2019

Start a petition lol send it to Nike. Cuz it’s definitely ova wit lol https://t.co/TqNvHby6mi

— Mike Scott (@mikescott) September 6, 2019

Scott, who was also in the news for less-than-ideal reasons this weekend, was one of several NBA players who started sporting the look last season. Other ninja-style headband enthusiasts included the LA Clippers’ Montrezl Harrell, the New Orleans Pelicans’ Jrue Holiday, the Sacramento Kings’ DeAaron Fox, and numerous others.

Larry Brown Sports reached out to both Nike and the NBA about Scott’s assertion but has not received a response.

The demise of the ninja headband would be a disappointment to many, as they were arguably more visually pleasing than the classic headband look and also allowed players to inject some extra personality into their on-court look. In any case though, this brings to mind the ban that the NBA had previously implemented on upside-down headbands nearly a decade ago.


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