New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani posts selfie at Knicks game, gets viciously mocked online

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So far, the conference finals of the NBA Playoffs have both been must-see TV, and I say that as someone who isn't a big fan of the NBA as it is.

The Spurs and Thunder have been locked in a tight battle, splitting the first two games of the series in Oklahoma City, while the Knicks have shown everyone the mythical powers of Madison Square Garden, ripping Cleveland's heart out in overtime in game one and turning a close one at halftime into a comfortable win to take a 2-0 series lead.

Karl-Anthony Towns of the New York Knicks celebrates after making a basket against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the third quarter in Game Two of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals at Madison Square Garden in New York City on May 21, 2026. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

And when I say Madison Square Garden was rocking, I mean it was absolutely electric.

It was so loud during certain points, it felt like everyone in Manhattan bought a ticket to see the Knicks try to win a conference finals series for the first time since 1999.

Hell, even Zohran Mamdani, New York's pectorally challenged mayor, was in attendance for game two, which he documented with a lovely selfie on social media.

First of all, I have to say kudos to Mamdani for keeping up the socialist, "man of the people" schtick by sitting in the "cheap seats" at MSG, instead of a box or courtside along Celebrity Row.

Now, to be fair, those seats probably still cost close to $1,000, but it's all about the optics, and no one wants to see their socialist mayor bumping elbows with the