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LA Clippes: Montrezl Harrell, among others, upset at headband ban

By Ryan Snellings

OAKLAND, CA - APRIL 24: Montrezl Harrell #5 of the LA Clippers looks on against the Golden State Warriors during Game Five of Round One of the 2019 NBA Playoffs on April 24, 2019 at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA - APRIL 24: Montrezl Harrell #5 of the LA Clippers looks on against the Golden State Warriors during Game Five of Round One of the 2019 NBA Playoffs on April 24, 2019 at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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The NBA announced that they will ban ninja-style headbands this season. The LA Clippers, Montrezl Harrell, among others, is upset with the league’s decision.

What is this? The NFL? According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the NBA has banned “ninja-style headbands” for the upcoming 2019-20 season. The league cites concerns regarding length, consistency of size and safety as reasons they don’t want players wearing them.

Needless to say, everyone is mad. A ton of players started to rock these headbands this past season, most notably Jrue Holiday, Montrezl Harrell, Jimmy Butler and Mike Scott. LeBron James was recently seen practicing in one. Fans loved them. Players loved them.

Among others, Montrezl Harrell took to Twitter to air his frustration with the league’s decision. Heads up, kiddos. There’s some curse words in the tweet!

https://twitter.com/MONSTATREZZ/status/1171156411033645056

Safety doesn’t really seem like a legitimate reason. Sure, players fingers could get caught in them during play, but that’s no different from the player’s shooting sleeves, regular headbands or even jerseys.

Last week when the ban was rumored, Mike Scott of the 76ers urged everyone to start a petition to save the headbands.

Blake Griffin weighed in on the situation but seemed more amused at the wording of Woj’s tweet.

The whole thing seems like a big to-do about nothing. To say the length of the headbands matters doesn’t really make sense. If a player decided to grow their hair out, would the league step in and say they have to cut it out of concern for others safety? How do WNBA player endure with other’s long hair hitting them? The horror.

According to Yahoo, the NBA Competition Committee is meeting on the headbands, so perhaps there is a change that this rule gets reversed. As I mentioned earlier, LeBron was seen wearing one so his clout with both the league and Nike could have some influence on getting this matter resolved.

Next. Landry Shamet got JACKED. dark

With so many players already unhappy about the changes, it’s hard to see the NBA following through with this for long. Maybe the ban lasts this season, but it certainly seems like they will backpedal after getting so much push back.

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