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The White House removed a post showing an altered 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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However, on Wednesday the post was deleted. Front Office Sports reported that the Knicks have reached out to the White House regarding the post.
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Zohran Mamdani delivers a victory speech at a late-night mayoral election watch party, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York City. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)
It was removed voluntarily, according to the report.
“The Knicks remain neutral on political matters,” the team said in a statement to Front Office Sports. “We expect all of our elected officials, whether current or newly elected, to do a great job in their positions.”
Pak Gazette 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 an altered version of the team’s logo that read “New York Zohran.” The logo appeared in an advertising campaign during the Knicks’ season opener, which also included clips of men playing basketball and crowd noise.
Front Office Sports reported that the Knicks initially reached out to Mamdani’s campaign about the announcement, 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 to Zohran Mamdani for using this makeshift logo, similar to the team’s, in a recent campaign ad. (Zohran Mamdani)
“The NY Knicks have sent New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani a cease and desist letter for using the NY Knicks logo to promote his candidacy,” the team said in a statement to Pak Gazette Digital. “The Knicks want to make it clear that we do not endorse Mr. Mamdani for mayor and oppose 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 Pak Gazette Digital.
During the Knicks’ home opener on Oct. 24, Cuomo and Mayor Eric Adams, who dropped out of the election and officially endorsed Cuomo, were seen on the court. Mamdani was seen last Sunday in the upper level of Madison Square Garden watching the Knicks ahead of Tuesday’s Election Day.
President Donald Trump criticized Mamdani, a democratic socialist, after the New York City election results were announced, saying Big Apple residents “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, Marxists, socialists and globalists had their chance and produced nothing but a disaster. And now let’s see how a communist does in New York. Let’s see how it works,” Trump told a business audience in Miami on Wednesday.
