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NBA player Kyrie Irving offered to pay the fine of NFL star Azeez Al-Shaair after Al-Shaair wore the name of Hind Rajab, a Palestinian girl killed in Gaza, on his eyeblack during a game. Irving, a longtime pro-Palestinian activist who faced a 2022 antisemitism controversy, made the offer publicly. The gesture reflects continued cross-sport activism and public attention on the Gaza war within US sports culture, though it carries limited direct impact on the conflict itself.