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A New York Senate campaigner who has been backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has reportedly been issued a cease-and-desist missive by nan New York Knicks for utilizing nan title team's logo arsenic portion of her campaign.
Promotional stickers read, "I voted for Aber Kawas," utilizing nan Knicks logo, pinch nan team's sanction replaced pinch "Kawas."
According to nan New York Post, nan Knicks demanded that nan run "immediately region each promotional materials incorporating Knicks Intellectual Property, including but not constricted to nan unauthorized Advertisements, and cease immoderate further usage of Knicks Intellectual Property."
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Aber Kawas, Youth Activities Director for nan Arab-American Association of New York, speaks astatine a rally successful Columbus Circle protesting proposals to restrict Muslim arrivals to nan United States. (Andy Katz/Corbis)
"Neither nan Knicks nor NBA [Properties] person authorized nan Campaign to usage Knicks Intellectual Property successful immoderate way, including nan Unauthorized Advertisements, which are apt to mislead nan nationalist into believing that nan Campaign is affiliated with, sponsored aliases endorsed by, aliases successful immoderate measurement connected pinch nan Knicks," Brian N. Warner, elder vice president and caput of ineligible for Madison Square Garden Sports, said successful nan letter, according to nan outlet.
"The Campaign’s activities successful this respect constitute, among different things, trademark infringement, trademark dilution, mendacious advertising, mendacious association, and unfair competition."
The Knicks and Mamdani person had beef that began past twelvemonth erstwhile Mamdani's mayoral run besides used nan Knicks logo successful a akin manner to Kawas. Mamdani was fixed a cease-and-desist letter, and nan Knicks made it clear they were not endorsing anyone successful nan race, which Mamdani won.
The White House past utilized nan Knicks logo successful a station soon aft past year's predetermination to say, "Trump Is Your President." The Knicks reached retired to nan White House, which past removed nan post.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani gives New York Knicks subordinate Jalen Brunson nan keys to nan metropolis during nan Knicks' title ticker portion parade successful New York City connected June 18, 2026. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)
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Knicks proprietor James Dolan and Mamdani besides had a back-and-forth earlier this period astir Knicks watch parties during the team's title run. The 2 came face-to-face astatine nan title ceremony past week astatine City Hall, erstwhile Mamdani name-dropped Knicks legend-turned-Dolan rival Charles Oakley during a reminiscent reside astir nan Knicks, while Dolan took 1 last parting changeable astatine nan politician and stiffed him successful a photograph op.
"I don't request your vote. I don't request to quote to you what happened. If you're existent Knick fans you cognize it already," Dolan said.
Dolan did denote that nan Knicks would spell to nan White House to sojourn President Donald Trump, who attended Game 3 of nan NBA Finals. The Knicks would beryllium nan first NBA squad to sojourn Trump.
Kawas, nan Muslim girl of forbidden immigrants, is now nan Democrat nominee for New York's Senate District 12 and is besides a socialist. She precocious came nether occurrence for rejecting nan conception that Muslim Americans request to apologize for 9/11, an onslaught "a mates of group did."
Aber Kawas, a Palestinian American organization organizer and antiauthoritarian socialist moving for New York State Assembly District 34, and Rep. Claire Valdez be a objection successful New York City demanding a rent frost connected rent-stabilized apartments successful Long Island City connected May 7, 2026. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu)
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"I’ve ever been outspoken astir nan wrongful scapegoating of Muslim Americans, some earlier and aft 9/11, and successful this question and reply I was speaking astir nan harmful conception that Muslims should person to apologize for an enactment of unit they person thing to do with," Kawas told Fox News Digital Thursday morning.
Fox News' Peter D'Abrosca contributed to this report.
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