If it seemed at all strange to see Mayor Adams and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo sitting courtside at a Knicks game like Ben Stiller and Chris Rock, think how much stranger it was to see Zohran Mamdani’s name emblazoned in the team’s iconic logo.

As the Knicks’ promising season kicked off last week, carrying the hopes of a fan base already mired in football failure, there was Mamdani jumping with both feet on the orange-and-blue bandwagon.

“This is our year,” a deep-voiced announcer said in a commercial for the Democratic nominee for mayor that aired during the Knicks home opening win against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

“We’ve struggled. We’ve had dreams dashed and hearts broken. But things can be different. Hope is back. New York, our time has come.”

Despite the timing, and gritty hoops

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