Basketball Players Allowed to Wear Religious Head Coverings

International basketball's governing body has said that players will be allowed to wear religious head coverings, such as hijabs or turbans, on a trial basis in some competitions. 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.