The Athletic bewilderingly celebrates ‘Zohran Mamdani sports summer’ after New York Knicks win NBA Finals
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The New York Knicks won their first NBA championship since 1973 on Saturday night and completed another come-from-behind victory, defeating the San Antonio Spurs 94-90.
Meanwhile, a few weeks ago, the English Premier League football team Arsenal won this league for the first time since the 2003-2004 season.
Both teams have star players at the peak of their careers. Jalen Brunson, OG Anunoby and Karl Anthony-Towns starred for the Knicks, especially in the postseason. Arsenal is full of stars such as Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard and goalkeeper David Raya.
You would think, then, that the credit for these teams’ success would go to the players, coaches, and front and office staff. But this points to a level of awareness and rationality that many in left-wing sports media outlets lack.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrives to attend the National Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City on June 14, 2026. (Adam Gray/Associated Press)
Don’t look away Athletic for example. The New York Times-owned publication suddenly published a feature on Sunday afternoon X celebrating these two teams as part of the “Zohran Mamdani sports summer.” Because apparently Mamdani is a fan of both teams and hence this is her “summer of sports” because both have been successful.
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What does Zohran Mamdani have to do with any of this? To want Athletic Will you post on social media about the “Year of Donald Trump sports” if the Yankees win the World Series this fall? After all, Trump had been attending Knicks games since Mamdani had been living in New York.
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President Donald Trump watches before Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York City on June 8, 2026. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
Even more impressive, Mamdani is admired as an Arsenal supporter despite never having lived in the UK. Did he choose Arsenal because he likes a particular style of play or because he has a long-standing connection with North London? Of course not, in his own words, Arsenal fandom started in the early 2000s when they signed some African players.
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“I grew up as a fan in the early 2000s and it was my uncle who introduced me to the team,” Mamdani said. Vulture In the 2025 interview. “I was born in Kampala, Uganda, in East Africa and my father’s family is from East Africa and Arsenal were one of the first teams to have a number of African players: Lauren, Kolo Toure, Nwankwo Kanu, Emmanuel Eboue, Alex Song.”
This strange “celebration” becomes even stranger considering Arsenal lost to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final. And the New York Mets continued their 12-game losing streak after Mamdani posed for a photo with the Mets’ mascots. In the process, he reveals his signature fake painted smile.
Miss Met hugs Zohran Mamdani at Citi Field before the game between the New York Mets and Arizona Diamondbacks on April 9, 2026 in New York City. (Caean Couto/Getty Images)
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But again, the broader point is this: Athletic Broadcast a similar celebration with a Republican mayor or politician? Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke donated to both political parties, but primarily supported the Republicans; This includes giving $1 million to Trump’s inaugural committee in 2016. He is also a billionaire who Mamdani believes should not exist. Knicks owner Jim Dolan said Trump is a “great guy” and also a billionaire. The one who invests money to establish his own organization.
So Mamdani gets praise and congratulations for Arsenal’s win, even though the money spent to turn Arsenal and the Knicks into championship-caliber teams came from the billionaires Mamdani opposes. Excellence. Even though this is, after all, the same media outlet that headlined this story: “Donald Trump, James Dolan tried to ruin NBA Finals mood. Knicks’ loss killed him.”
Somehow Mamdani took no blame for the loss, and the story was never updated after the same left-wing writers blamed “feelings” for the Knicks falling behind by 29 points in Game 4. Of course they won that match. Left sports media in a nutshell.
