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The White House deleted a post featuring a modified New York Knicks logo following Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the city’s mayoral race after the team reportedly contacted officials about it.
The official White House account on X posted a photo of the logo, which read “Trump is your president,” hours after Mamdani defeated Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa to be elected mayor of New York City.
On Wednesday, however, the post was deleted. Front Office Sports reported that the Knicks contacted the White House about the post.
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Zohran Mamdani delivers a victory speech at a mayoral vigil Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York City. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)
They removed it voluntarily, 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 newly elected, do a good job in office.”
Pakinomist Digital reached out to the White House for comment.
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The Knicks also sent Mamdani a cease-and-desist letter after he used an altered version of the team’s logo that read “New York Zohran.” The logo appeared in an ad 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 subsequently removed.
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 NYC 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 Pakinomist Digital. “The Knicks want to make it clear that we do not support Mr. Mamdani as mayor and we object to his use of our copyrighted logo. We will pursue all legal means to enforce our rights.”
Mamdani did not respond to a request for comment from Pakinomist Digital.
During the Knicks’ Oct. 24 home opener, Cuomo and Mayor Eric Adams — who dropped out of the election and officially endorsed Cuomo — were seen courtside. Mamdani was spotted last Sunday in 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 New York City election results were announced, saying the residents of the Big Apple were “installing 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 they delivered nothing but disaster. And now let’s see how a communist does in New York. We’ll see how that works,” Trump told a business audience in Miami on Wednesday.
