Mamdani Reacts to Viral 'My Mayor's Muslim' Chant Following Knicks Win
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani shared his joyful reaction to the viral “my mayor’s Muslim” chant that hyped fans before the New York Knicks’ NBA Finals victory.
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In the lead-up Game 3 of the NBA Finals, a viral chat kept fans going: “My mayor’s Muslim, my bagel’s Jewish, my Christian Dior, Knicks in four.” Unfortunately, the Knicks lost the game, which forced 23-year-old Knicks fan MD Ahnaf Hossain, per the Guardian, to update the wildly viral chant: “My mayor’s still Muslim, my bagel’s still Jewish, even the Pope’s on our side, Knicks in five.”
Now that the Knicks are NBA Finals champions, Mamdani offered his response to the viral video in an interview with Jacob Soboroff for MS Now.
“He was right,” Mamdani laughed. “I haven’t met him, but he’s a New Yorker whose words have really stayed with all of us. Thanks to him, there are a lot of people who have just been running up to me over the last few weeks just shouting at me, ‘My mayor’s Muslim!’ … It speaks to what the city is, and even this team. It’s not just a cookie cut out of the same thing again and again; it’s every single player having a role, bringing together all of the five boroughs for this moment. It’s truly a joy.”
Mamdani on the viral "my mayor's Muslim" Knicks fan: "Thanks to him, there are a lot of people who have just been running up to me over the last few weeks just shouting, 'My Mayor's Muslim!' I said, 'It's true. I am.'" pic.twitter.com/odEAhmopaI
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The original clip comes from a video produced by the controversial prediction market, as reported by Front Office Sports. The video garnered millions of views, but was essentially an advertisement for Kalshi that took on a life of its own.
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