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https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/kyrie-irving-offers-pay-azeez-201000274.html
https://x.com/KyrieIrving/status/2100579289246957949
Kyrie Irving offers to pay Azeez Al-Shaair’s NFL fine for
honoring Hind Rajab
Peter Kerich
Fri, September 18, 2026 at 4:10 AM GMT+8
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2 min read
The NFL fined the Texans linebacker for displaying the Palestinian child's
name on his eye black without prior league approval.
Kyrie Irving has offered to pay the $11,941 fine issued to Houston Texans
linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair. The gesture came after the linebacker wrote the
name of Palestinian child Hind Rajab on his eye black during Sunday's game
against the Buffalo Bills. ESPN reported the gesture Wednesday as Al-Shaair
faced an NFL penalty for displaying a personal message without prior approval.
The NFL fined Al-Shaair under its uniform and equipment rules, which prohibit
players from displaying personal messages without league approval. Rather
than letting the fine stand solely as a consequence of Al-Shaair's tribute,
Irving offered to cover the cost. The gesture connects two prominent athletes
who have publicly used their platforms to draw attention to Palestinian
suffering.
Al-Shaair, who is Muslim, has previously used his NFL appearances to support
Palestinian causes. Last season, he wore the words "stop the genocide" on his
eye black and was fined for that message as well. He has also participated in
the NFL's "My Cause, My Cleats" initiative, using his cleats to highlight
causes supporting Palestinians. "If my platform can bring even a little hope
to families in Palestine, then that is what I want to use it for," he said in
a statement last season.
Al-Shaair's latest tribute honored Hind Rajab, a Palestinian girl who was
killed in Gaza City in 2024 along with six members of her family after their
vehicle came under fire. According to ESPN, the Israeli military acknowledged
last month that its forces opened fire on the vehicle and said it had opened
a criminal investigation into the deaths. Rajab's name became widely known
after recordings and reports surrounding her final hours drew international
attention.
Irving has previously expressed public support for Palestinians, including
posting about the needs of Palestinian children and wearing clothing honoring
journalists killed in Gaza. His offer to pay Al-Shaair's fine therefore comes
within a broader pattern of public support for Palestinian causes from the
NBA star. For Al-Shaair, the gesture also follows a previous disciplinary
action for expressing his position on the conflict.
翻譯重點:
事件本身
休士頓德州人隊線衛阿齊茲·阿爾-沙伊爾在對比爾隊比賽中
，於眼下黑色貼紙寫上「Hind Rajab」，遭NFL依制服／裝備規定罰款 11,941美元。
聯盟禁止未經事先批准展示個人訊息。
凱里·歐文的回應
達拉斯小牛隊球星凱里·歐文在社群媒體表示「I’ll take care of his fine」
（罰款我來處理），主動願意代繳這筆罰款。悼念對象是誰辛德·拉賈
布是2024年在加薩市遇害的巴勒斯坦女童，與六名家人一同在車輛遭開火後身亡。
報導指出以色列軍方後來承認曾對該車開火，並展開刑事調查。她最後數小時的
錄音與報導使此案受到國際關注。
阿爾-沙伊爾並非第一次上季季後賽他曾在眼下貼紙寫「stop the genocide」，
同樣被罰。他也透過「My Cause, My Cleats」用釘鞋表達對巴勒斯坦相關事業的支持，
並說過希望用自己的平台為當地家庭帶來一點希望。
兩人立場的連結
文章強調歐文與阿爾-沙伊爾都曾公開關注巴勒斯坦議題：
歐文發過相關貼文、穿過紀念加薩遇難記者的服裝；
阿爾-沙伊爾則多次在賽場用裝備表達立場。代繳罰款被寫成兩位運動員跨聯盟的聲援姿態。規則層面罰款依據是NFL制服與裝備規則，不是針
對特定政治立場的單獨條款；重點是「未經聯盟事前批准的個人訊息」。
部分後續報導也提到，聯盟原則上要求罰款由受罰者本人支付，
但無法阻止他人以等額「贈與」方式協助