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Exclusive | Knicks slap Mamdani-backed NY Senate candidate Aber Kawas with ‘cease and desist’ letter over campaign ad: 'False advertising'

The New York Knicks sent a cease and desist letter to New York state Senate candidate Aber Kawas. The team alleges the campaign used an unauthorized, modified version of its logo on stickers and ads. This action follows a previous similar dispute involving Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

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The Knicks have threatened a lawsuit against candidate Aber Kawas for using a lookalike team logo.

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  1. Knicks Issue Cease and Desist to State Senate Candidate Aber Kawas

    The New York Knicks sent a cease and desist letter to New York state Senate candidate Aber Kawas. The team alleges the campaign used an unauthorized, modified version of its logo on stickers and ads. This action follows a previous similar dispute involving Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

    What's confirmed:

    • The New York Knicks issued a cease and desist letter to state Senate candidate Aber Kawas.
    • The legal action concerns the use of a modified or lookalike version of the team logo in campaign materials.
    • Aber Kawas is a candidate backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
    • Mayor Zohran Mamdani used an altered Knicks logo in a campaign ad last year before removing it.

    Still unconfirmed:

    • Aber Kawas is a Palestinian-American activist.
    • Aber Kawas is a Democratic Socialist.
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