Meanwhile, a few weeks ago, English Premier League soccer team Arsenal won that league for the first time since the 2003-2004 season.Both these teams have star players at the peak of their careers.Jalen Brunson, OG Anunoby and Karl Anthony-Towns starred for the Knicks, particularly in the postseason.
For Arsenal, they're loaded with stars like Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard and goalkeeper David Raya.You would think, then, that credit for these teams' accomplishments would go to the players, coaches, front and office staff.But that would imply a level of awareness and rationality that many within left-wing sports media organizations simply do not possess.KNICKS BEAT SPURS IN GAME 5 TO WIN FIRST NBA CHAMPIONSHIP SINCE 1973, ENDING 53-YEAR DROUGHTNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrives to take part in the National Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City on June 14, 2026.
(Adam Gray/Associated Press)Look no further than The Athletic as an example.Out of nowhere, the New York Times-owned outlet posted on X Sunday afternoon celebrating these two teams as being part of a "Zohran Mamdani sports summer." Because Mamdani is a fan of both teams, apparently, and therefore it's his "sports summer" because they both had success.What on earth?What does Zohran Mamdani have to do with any of this? Would The Athletic post on social media about a "Donald Trump sports year" if, say, the Yankees win the World Series this fall? Trump has been attending Knicks games since before Mamdani lived in New York, after all.KNICKS SEND CEASE-AND-DESIST TO MAMDANI OVER LOGO USE, SAY THEY ‘WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR’ THEY DON’T ENDORSE HIMPresident 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 impressively, Mamdani gets credit for being an Arsenal fan, though he's never lived in the UK.Did he pick Arsenal because he loved a spec...