When Ninja became a Red Bull athlete, a one-of-a-kind headband soon followed as Ninja’s key statement piece – accentuating his colorful hair, of course.

Jimmy Butler, Jrue Holiday and Montrezl Harrell rocked the Nike 'Ninja Headband' for a short while a few seasons ago, but the accessory was quickly banned by the NBA shortly after. Ad.

An ode to the NBA’s ‘ninja-style’ headbands: Gone but not forgotten September 12, 2019 More than 5 years ago Mike Scott was among the NBA players who embraced the look.

While the ‘ninja-style' headband has been a popular on-court accessory for NBA players, the league has effectively banned them due to concerns about safety, size and length. SI Now hosts Robin ...

The Red Bull partnership kicked off earlier this month with limited-edition Ninja Red Bull cans, and has now expanded into a limited-edition, signature gameplay headband. It’s a Walmart ...

So while the ninja headbands won’t be around next season, that does not mean it’s goodbye forever. Perhaps Nike and the league will work together to create an approved headband.

Last season the NBA's ninja-style headbands became a popular craze, but they will be banned this upcoming season. Khadrice Rollins | Sep 9, 2019.

The NBA is planning to make changes to the headband options for this upcoming season. The league issued a memo to notify teams and players that it will disallow "ninja-style headwear" moving ...

The NBA notified teams that it won't allow players to wear "ninja-style headwear" this season, NBA spokesman Mike Bass tells ESPN. The headwear "…hasn't been through the league approval process.