NBA star Irving pledges to pay Al-Shaair’s NFL fine over Hind Rajab message

Basketball superstar Kyrie Irving has offered to pay a fine for American football player Azeez Al-Shaair, who was penalised for wearing the name of Hind Rajab, a Palestinian girl killed by Israeli forces in Gaza.Al-Shaair was handed a fine of $11,941 by the National Football League (NFL) on Wednesday as he was found to be in breach of the NFL’s rules on players’ equipment and clothing during his team Houston Texans’ game against the Buffalo Bills last weekend.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Spurs’ Wembanyama destroys Mavericks, scores 40 points in NBA season openerlist 2 of 3Kyrie Irving wears PRESS shirt for Gaza journalists at NBA All-Star Gamelist 3 of 3Kyrie Irving changes Instagram photo to show solidarity with Palestineend of listShortly after the fine was announced by an NFL reporter on X, the pro-Palestine basketball player responded to the tweet by saying he would “take care” of it.Al-Shaair, 29, is a linebacker for the Houston-based NFL team and a vocal advocate for Palestinian rights.During his team’s last NFL game, Al-Shaair wrote Rajab’s name on his eye black, a sticker or paint frequently used by NFL players to reduce glare.Five-year-old Rajab was killed...