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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Aiza Moraña

Kyrie Irving Offers To Pay Azeez Al-Shaair's $11,492 NFL Fine After Hind Rajab Tribute to Girl Killed in Gaza

Kyrie Irving says he will pay Azeez Al-Shaair’s NFL fine after the Texans linebacker wore eye black honouring Hind Rajab (Credit: By Erik Drost/Wikimedia Commons)

Kyrie Irving has offered to pay Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair's $11,492 NFL fine after the player wore eye black bearing the name of Hind Rajab, a Palestinian girl killed in Gaza in 2024, during Houston's Week 1 game against the Buffalo Bills.

The Dallas Mavericks guard made the offer on Wednesday in a brief post on X, writing: 'I'll take care of his fine.'

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