NBA’s Irving praises Al-Shaair’s ‘selfless act’ after Hind Rajab fine paid

Kyrie Irving explains paying fine and praises Azeez Al-Shaair for continuously honouring slain Palestinian children.NBA star Kyrie Irving has opened up about his decision to pay a fine for American football player Azeez Al-Shaair, who was penalised in September for wearing the name of Hind Rajab, a Palestinian girl killed by Israeli forces in Gaza.“Azeez is a friend of mine,” Irving told reporters, after suffering an opening night 128-110 defeat with Dallas Mavericks in the match against Houston Rockets late on Wednesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Adidas faces boycott calls over campaign featuring former Israeli soldierlist 2 of 4‘Heroic decision’: Ireland’s Bazunu hailed for Israel match withdrawallist 3 of 4Ireland defeats Israel in controversial UEFA Nations League matchlist 4 of 4Ireland lost to Israel when they stepped on the pitchend of list“He’s a brother that I consider in this revolution this generation is building. It’s a selfless act when you can show up for others who don’t necessarily have a voice for themselves,” said Irving, who has been vocal in his support for Palestine.Al-Shaair has used his social media accounts and his eyeblack, a tape worn by...