Kyrie Irving offers to pay Texans linebacker's fine for Gaza tribute
Irving said he would cover Al-Shaair's $11,941 fine for displaying a Palestinian child's name on his eye black during a game.
Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving offered to pay the $11,941 fine issued to Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair for writing the name of a Palestinian girl killed in Gaza on his eye black during a game, according to ESPN.
The NFL fined Al-Shaair for the personal messaging violation. Irving's offer comes as the league maintains rules against players displaying messages unrelated to approved social causes during games.
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