Kyrie Irving offers to pay NFL player's fine as Palestine solidarity defies corporate pressure

Kyrie Irving offers to pay NFL player's fine as Palestine solidarity defies corporate pressure Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 09/17/2026 - 18:53 NBA star’s backing of Azeez al-Shaair comes as stars appear increasingly willing to accept financial and professional losses for speaking out on Palestine NFL has fined Houston Texans linebacker Azeez al-Shaair $11,492 for wearing eye black inscribed with 'Hind Rajab', a tribute to the Palestinian child, aged five, killed in Gaza in 2024 (Screengrab/X) Off NBA star Kyrie I