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The White House has removed a post featuring a modified New York Knicks logo following Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the city’s mayoral election after the team reportedly contacted officials about it.
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But on Wednesday, the post was deleted. Front Office Sports reported that the Knicks contacted the White House regarding the post.
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Zohran Mamdani delivers a victory speech during an election watch party for the mayoral election, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)
They voluntarily removed it, according to the report.
“The Knicks remain neutral on political matters,” the team said in a statement to Front Office Sports. “We hope that all of our elected officials, whether current or recently elected, will do an excellent job in their mandate.”
PK Press Club Digital has reached out to the White House for comment.
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The Knicks also sent a cease and desist letter to Mamdani after he used a modified version of the team logo that read “New York Zohran.” The logo appeared in an advertising campaign during the Knicks’ season opener, which also featured clips of men playing basketball and crowd noise.
Front Office Sports reported that the Knicks initially contacted Mamdani’s campaign about the ad, but did not receive a response. The team then sent the cease and desist letter, and the ad was later taken down.
The New York Knicks have issued a cease and desist notice to Zohran Mamdani for using this makeshift logo, similar to the team’s, in a recent campaign ad. (Zohran Mamdani)
“The New York Knicks have sent New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani a cease and desist letter for using the New York Knicks logo to promote his candidacy,” the team said in a statement to PK Press Club Digital. “The Knicks want to make it clear that we do not support Mr. Mamdani’s candidacy for mayor and that we object to his use of our copyrighted logo. We will pursue all legal remedies to enforce our rights.”
Mamdani did not respond to a request for comment from PK Press Club Digital.
At the Knicks’ home opener on Oct. 24, Cuomo and Mayor Eric Adams — who withdrew from the election and officially endorsed Cuomo — were seen on the court. Mamdani was seen last Sunday on the upper level of Madison Square Garden watching the Knicks ahead of Election Day on Tuesday.
President Donald Trump criticized Mamdani, a democratic socialist, after the election results were announced in New York, saying residents of the Big Apple “installed a communist.”
President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
“But the communists, the Marxists, the socialists and the globalists had their chance, and they brought nothing but disaster. And now let’s see how a communist behaves in New York. We’ll see how that works,” Trump told a business audience in Miami on Wednesday.
