{
  "id": 7863166,
  "title": "NFL fines player $11,941 for honouring slain five-year-old Palestinian girl",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/nfl-fines-player-11-941-for-honouring-slain-five-year-old-palestinian",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T20:28:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nfl-fines-player-11941-for-honouring-slain-five-year-old-palestinian-girl/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Azeez Al-Shaair, a linebacker for the Houston Texans, has been fined $11,941 by the NFL. The fine was for wearing the name of Hind Rajab on his face markings during a game. According to Yahoo Sports, Rajab was a 5-year-old Palestinian girl killed during the Gaza war in 2024.\n\nRajab was fleeing Gaza City with her family when their vehicle was attacked, and she initially survived but later died after being on the phone with paramedics for hours. Al-Shaair's fine was reported by Punch Nigeria and Yahoo Sports.\n\nDallas Mavericks point guard Kyrie Irving has offered to pay Al-Shaair's fine, posting on Twitter that he will \"take care of his fine\". This is not the first time Al-Shaair has been fined for messages on his eye black, as he was also fined during the playoffs last season for writing \"Stop the genocide\" on his eye black.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving Offers to Pay NFL Fine for Texans Pro Bowl LB",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/mavericks-kyrie-irving-offers-to-pay-nfl-fine-for-texans-pro-bowl-lb",
        "published": "2026-09-16T18:20:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Kyrie Irving offers to pay Azeez Al-Shaair's fine for writing name of Palestinian girl on eye black",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/kyrie-irving-offers-to-pay-azeez-al-shaairs-fine-for-writing-name-of",
        "published": "2026-09-16T18:46:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "NFL fines player $11,941 for honouring slain five-year-old Palestinian girl",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/nfl-fines-player-11-941-for-honouring-slain-five-year-old-palestinian-7865149",
        "published": "2026-09-16T20:38:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}