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Kyrie Irving pledges to cover NFL fine for Texans player
Kyrie Irving offers to pay $11,492 NFL fine for Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair after he wrote Palestinian girl's name on eye black
In brief
Kyrie Irving offers to pay $11,492 NFL fine for Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair after he wrote Palestinian girl's name on eye black Kyrie Irving will cover fine for Al-Shaair's protest message honoring Palestinian girl killed in Gaza Originally reported by Newsweek.
Protest message
Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair wrote 'Hind Rajab' on his eye black to honor a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed in Gaza City on Jan 29, 2024
“At the end of the day, it's bigger than me. The things that are going on make people uncomfortable, so imagine how those people feel.”
NFL fine
Al-Shaair received $11,492 penalty for writing 'Hind Rajab' on eye black during Week 1 game against Buffalo Bills
Kyrie Irving's offer
Dallas Mavericks point guard Kyrie Irving vowed to pay Al-Shaair's $11,492 NFL fine on social media
“I'll take care of his fine”
Al-Shaair's statement
Al-Shaair said the protest is bigger than himself and he has no connection to the girl other than being human
“At the end of the day, it's bigger than me. The things that are going on make people uncomfortable, so imagine how those people feel.”
NFL history
Al-Shaair previously received a similar fine in January for writing 'stop the genocide' on eye black
In short
Kyrie Irving will cover fine for Al-Shaair's protest message honoring Palestinian girl killed in Gaza
