FIBA: Players can wear religious head coverings
International basketball's governing body says players will be allowed to wear religious head coverings, such as hijabs or turbans, on a trial basis.
FIBA's central board met over the weekend at the men's world cup and voted to allow a two-year testing phase that would let players wear head coverings.
Previous FIBA rules only allowed a player to wear a 5-centimeter headband to control hair and sweat. That drew objections that the group was discriminating against Muslim and Sikh players, who wear head coverings for religious reasons.
