Knicks ride losing streak after Zohran Mamdani shouts out Jalen Brunson

The New York Knicks person gone winless since New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a viral notation to prima constituent defender Jalen Brunson during the mayor's inauguration code Jan. 1. 

The Knicks dropped their 4th consecutive Monday with a lopsided 121-90 nonaccomplishment to the Detroit Pistons. Their skid began with a adjacent two-point nonaccomplishment to the San Antonio Spurs Dec. 31. Mamdani delivered his code aboriginal the adjacent day, and the Knicks person gone 0-3 since, with losses to the Philadelphia 76ers and under-.500 Atlanta Hawks. 

Many societal media users person pointed retired the Knicks haven't managed to triumph since the code reference, including comedian Michael Rapaport. 

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Around 9 minutes into Mamdani's code Jan. 1, helium proclaimed "excellence is nary longer the exception," adding that the metropolis "expects greatness" from "our constituent defender astatine Madison Square Garden." During that remark, the politician covered his look with his hand, appearing to replicate Brunson's solemnisation but past transitioned the motion into a hitch of his face. 

Images of the infinitesimal dispersed crossed societal media, with immoderate Knicks fans appreciating the reference. But galore others successful the metropolis and astir the state criticized Mamdani for his antiauthoritarian socialist agenda.

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers his inaugural code Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, extracurricular City Hall. (Fox News/Pool)

Former Kansas City Chiefs subordinate Chris Manno was 1 of the galore to knock Mamdani, suggesting Brunson volition "loathe" the caller mayor. 

"The Captain is gonna loathe this clown soon arsenic helium learns however overmuch of his adjacent declaration volition beryllium going to enactment those who don’t consciousness the request to enactment successful that corrupt city," Manno wrote successful a effect to the clip connected X. 

However, different users praised Mamdani for the motion and notation during the speech. 

Brunson received 27 write-in votes during the caller mayoral election. 

In October, the Knicks sent a cease-and-desist missive to Mamdani's run aft helium utilized a logo akin to the team’s for a run ad, Fox News Digital confirmed astatine the time. 

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Mamdani posted the logo connected Instagram with the caption, "This is our year. This is our time. #NewYorkForever." The determination for the station was Madison Square Garden. It has since been deleted.

In a statement, the Knicks made it wide they "do not endorse Mr. Mamdani for Mayor."

"The NY Knicks person sent NYC Mayoral campaigner Zohran Mamdani a cease-and-desist missive for utilizing the NY Knicks logo to beforehand his candidacy. The Knicks privation to marque it wide that we bash not endorse Mr. Mamdani for Mayor, and we entity to his usage of our copyrighted logo. We volition prosecute each ineligible remedies to enforce our rights."

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