NBA’s Irving praises Al-Shaair’s ‘selfless act’ after Hind Rajab fine paid
Al Jazeera reports: Kyrie Irving explains paying fine and praises Azeez Al-Shaair for continuously honouring slain Palestinian children. NBA star Kyrie Irving has opened up about his decision to pay a fine for American football player Azeez Al-Shaair, who was penalised in September for wearing the name of Hind Rajab , a Palestinian girl killed by Israeli forces in Gaza. “Azeez is a friend of mine,” Irving told reporters, after suffering an opening night 128-110 defeat with Dallas Mavericks in the match against Houston Rockets late on Wednesday. “He’s a brother that I consider in this revolution this generation is building.
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