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NBA star Kyle Kuzma blasted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for \u201ccosplaying\u201d as president over his empty threat to arrest Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<\/p>\n

Read more GOP Sen. John Kennedy warns John Thune \u2018being too cautious\u2019 as Trump agenda hangs in the balance<\/a><\/p>\n

The Milwaukee Bucks forward said online that Mamdani\u2019s video address last week showed he is more concerned with \u201ccontent\u201d than running America\u2019s biggest city.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is 2026. People cosplaying as things they don\u2019t have the authority, the talent, or the track record to actually be. Just for content,\u201d the NBA veteran posted on X Sunday afternoon in response to Mamdani\u2019s clip.<\/p>\n

\u201cA mayor playing president. A founder playing operator. A content creator playing one-on-one thinking he\u2019s a pro. A 25yr old with a ring light playing economist. Everyone auditioning. Nobody building,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cWere [sic] raising a generation that learning the reward isn\u2019t in doing the thing it\u2019s in looking like you did the thing. The clip is the career. The pose is the product. The soundbite is the substitute for a life\u2019s work,\u201d he said, concluding with \u201cDon\u2019t fall for distractions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Yes, Mamdani just made a business-basher his NYC \u2018economic development\u2019 czar<\/a><\/p>\n

Mamdani posted a video on social media last week calling Netanyahu a \u201cwar criminal\u201d for Israel\u2019s actions in Gaza \u2014 but admitted he has no authority to arrest the Israeli leader during his trip to the Big Apple for the UN General Assembly in September.<\/p>\n

The International Criminal Court [ICC], which the US does not recognize, issued a warrant for Netanyahu\u2019s arrest in 2024 for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n

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The socialist mayor said that despite his administration reviewing \u201cevery avenue available\u201d to find a legal loophole to take Netanyahu into custody, they don\u2019t have the authority.<\/p>\n

The video statement came a day after President Trump vowed that Netanyahu \u201cwill not be arrested, in any way, shape, or form, while in the United States of America,.\u201d<\/p>\n

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