The New York Knicks just stuffed Zohran Mamdani’s political play at the rim.
The Democratic socialist running for NYC mayor was slapped with a cease-and-desist letter after airing a campaign ad that hijacked the team’s famous orange-and-blue logo, swapping out “Knicks” for “Zohran.”
The ad ran during the Knicks’ season opener Wednesday night, leaving fans and the franchise fuming.
According to the letter obtained by The New York Post, Mamdani’s ad is “likely to mislead the public into believing that the Campaign is affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by, or in some way connected with the Knicks.”
The team made its position crystal clear.
“The NY Knicks have sent NYC Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani a cease-and-desist letter for using the NY Knicks logo to promote his candidacy,” a team spokesperson told The Post.
“The Knicks want to make it clear that we do not endorse Mr. Mamdani for Mayor, and we object to his use of our copyrighted logo. We will pursue all legal remedies to enforce our rights.”
The Knicks are now demanding that Mamdani remove all traces of their brand from his campaign and promotional materials.
More over at The New York Post:
NY Knicks issue Zohran Mamdani cease and desist over logo in campaign ad — stressing they ‘do not endorse’ https://t.co/XNQVxNcbck pic.twitter.com/x2c96oziIQ
— New York Post (@nypost) October 24, 2025
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