Shafir leaves for Eurobasket tourney with shooter sleeve
Orthodox Jewish women\’s basketball player Naama Shafir accompanied the Israel national team to Poland for the Eurobasket tournament. FIBA Europe — the Munich-based organization that governs basketball in Europe – had denied a request by the Israeli squad for Shafir to wear a T-shirt under her jersey for modesty reasons. All team players must wear the same uniform, according to FIBA rules.