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The New York Knicks have issued socialist NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani a cease and desist letter for using their iconic logo in a campaign advertisement — and stressed the team does “not endorse Mr. Mamdani for Mayor.”
The advertisement aired during the Knicks season opener Wednesday night and featured an altered New York Knicks orange and blue logo that replaced the word “Knicks” in with “Zohran.”
The cease and desist letter, obtained by The Post, states that 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 is now demanding that the socialist candidate remove all of the Knicks’ intellectual property from campaign or promotional material.
“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.”
Mamdani also shared the advertisement on his social media platforms with the caption “This is our year. This is our time.”
