Overview
- Kyrie Irving appeared courtside on Sunday wearing a shirt labeled PRESS with a tag reading, “Dedicated to our beloved journalists in Gaza showing the world the truth,” according to reports.
- Monitoring site Shireen.ps reports nearly 300 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza since October 2023, a tally the group says marks the deadliest conflict for media workers in modern history.
- A January update from the Committee to Protect Journalists noted Israel has arrested more than 90 Palestinian journalists since the war began.
- Al Jazeera reports foreign reporters remain largely barred from entering Gaza, with access limited to tightly controlled tours organized by the Israeli military.
- Online reaction at All-Star weekend contrasted Irving’s gesture with LeBron James’s praise of Israel, which drew criticism after his press conference remarks.