“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 light playing economist.”
Milwaukee Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma slammed socialist New York City Zohran Mamdani for his comments about his alleged plan to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the mayor was forced to walk them back. Kuzma mocked the head of the Big Apple as a "mayor playing president."
Kuzma's comments came in reaction to Mamdani's video where he admitted he could not actually arrest Netanyahu, but still maintained that the Israeli leader is a "war criminal."
"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 light playing economist."
https://twitter.com/kylekuzma/status/2081410969356419322?s=20
"Everyone auditioning. Nobody building. Were raising a generation that learning the reward isn’t in doing the thing it’s 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’s work. Don't fall for distractions," Kuzma added.
The post from Kuzma is in line with some of his other takes and he has become known in the NBA as someone who will push back on progressive political views, something most NBA players have not done.
In an Independence Day post, where Jordan Peterson, a Canadian, took the time to celebrate the US, Kuzma responded, saying, "Elite."
https://twitter.com/kylekuzma/status/2073534905150054704?s=20
He has also praised Elon Musk. When someone said online, "Elon has had so many missed promises that when he talks of the future, it’s hard to take him seriously," Kumza replied, "Missed promises are the price you pay for aiming 10x higher than everyone else."
https://twitter.com/kylekuzma/status/2081650696038805791?s=20
Mamdani has faced heavy criticism from Jewish organizations as well as others for his claim that he was going to arrest Netanyahu and has accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. Last week, after President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that nobody would be arresting Netanyahu, Mamdani recanted his past comments with the video.
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