Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving Offers to Pay NFL Fine for Texans Pro Bowl LB
Dallas Mavericks point guard Kyrie Irving offered to pay the NFL fine for Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair.
Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair may not have to pay his NFL fine for writing the name of a Palestinian girl, Hind Rajab, on his eye black during the team's loss to the Buffalo Bills. The NFL fined Al-Shaair for displaying Rajab's name, who was a 5-year-old killed during the Gaza war in 2024. Kyrie Irving, a Dallas Mavericks player, offered to pay Al-Shaair's fine, citing his support for Palestine during the conflict in Gaza.
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