White Home deletes altered Knicks emblem put up after crew contacts them

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The White Home deleted a put up that includes an altered New York Knicks emblem following Zohran Mamdani’s victory within the metropolis’s mayoral election after the crew reportedly contacted officers about it.

The official White Home account on X posted a picture of the brand, which learn "Trump Is Your President," hours after Mamdani defeated Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa to turn into mayor-elect of New York Metropolis.

On Wednesday, nonetheless, the put up was deleted. Entrance Workplace Sports activities reported that the Knicks reached out to the White Home relating to the put up.

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Zohran Mamdani delivers a victory speech at a mayoral election night time watch get together, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York Metropolis. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)

They voluntarily eliminated it, based on the report.

"The Knicks stay impartial on political issues," the crew mentioned in a press release to Entrance Workplace Sports activities. "We hope all our elected officers, whether or not present or not too long ago elected, do an incredible job in workplace."

Fox Information Digital reached out to the White Home for remark.

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The Knicks additionally despatched a cease-and-desist letter to Mamdani after he used an altered model of the crew’s emblem that learn "New York Zohran." The emblem appeared in an advert marketing campaign through the Knicks’ season opener, which additionally featured clips of males taking part in basketball and crowd noise.

Entrance Workplace Sports activities reported that the Knicks initially contacted Mamdani’s marketing campaign in regards to the advert however didn't obtain a response. The crew then despatched the cease-and-desist letter, and the advert was subsequently taken down.

The New York Knicks have issued a cease-and-desist to Zohran Mamdani for utilizing this makeshift emblem, just like the crew's, in a latest marketing campaign advert. (Zohran Mamdani)

"The NY Knicks have despatched NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani a cease-and-desist letter for utilizing the NY Knicks emblem to advertise his candidacy," the crew mentioned in a press release to Fox Information Digital. "The Knicks wish to make it clear that we don't endorse Mr. Mamdani for mayor, and we object to his use of our copyrighted emblem. We are going to pursue all authorized treatments to implement our rights."

Mamdani didn't reply to a request for remark from Fox Information Digital.

Throughout the Knicks’ dwelling opener on Oct. 24, Cuomo and Mayor Eric Adams — who dropped out of the election and formally endorsed Cuomo — have been noticed courtside. Mamdani was seen this previous Sunday within the Madison Sq. Backyard higher stage watching the Knicks forward of Election Day on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump criticized Mamdani, a democratic socialist, after the New York Metropolis election outcomes have been introduced, saying residents of the Large Apple "put in a communist."

President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary Basic Mark Rutte within the Oval Workplace of the White Home, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP Photograph)

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"However the communists, Marxists, socialists and globalists had their likelihood, they usually delivered nothing however catastrophe. And now let’s see how a communist does in New York. We’re going to see how that works out," Trump mentioned to a enterprise viewers in Miami on Wednesday.