‘A mayor playing president’: NBA star lashes Mamdani for Netanyahu arrest video

NBA star Kyle Kuzma criticizes New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for Mamdani’s video last week acknowledging that he could not arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“This is 2026. People cosplaying as things they don’t have the authority, the talent, or the track record to actually be. Just for content. A mayor playing president. A founder playing operator,” Kuzma says on X in response to Mamdani’s video statement.

This is 2026. People cosplaying as things they don’t have the authority, the talent, or the track record to actually be. Just for content.

A mayor playing president. A founder playing operator. A content creator playing one-on-one thinking he’s a pro. A 25yr old with a ring… https://t.co/e4aM17CzSC

— kuz (@kylekuzma) July 26, 2026

“Everyone auditioning. Nobody building,” says Kuzma, a forward for the Milwaukee Bucks. “The clip is the career. The pose is the product. The soundbite is the substitute for a life’s work. Don’t fall for distractions.”

Kuzma is a former teammate and friend of Israeli NBA star Deni Avdija.

Jewish wedding are a movie actually ???????????? Baruch Hashemmm https://t.co/jIAaCSWPWW

— kuz (@kylekuzma) May 28, 2026