Knicks Send Cease-and-Desist to Mamdani

The New York Knicks sent a cease-and-desist to mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani after his campaign ran an ad during the team's season opener and on social media that featured a modified orange-and-blue Knicks logo with “Zohran” replacing “Knicks.” The team said it does not endorse Mamdani, called the ad “likely to mislead the public,” demanded removal of Knicks intellectual property and warned it would pursue legal remedies if the campaign did not alter or remove the ad. Mamdani’s campaign posted the ad with the caption “This is our year. This is our time,” and outlets reported the ad was later adjusted or removed from some platforms. Media outlets obtained the cease-and-desist letter via the New York Post and the Knicks issued a public statement while the Mamdani campaign offered limited comment. The dispute comes with under two weeks before the Nov. 4 mayoral election in which Mamdani is widely considered the clear favorite against Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa.