A New York Senate candidate who has been backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has reportedly been issued a cease-and-desist letter by the New York Knicks for using the championship team’s logo as part of her campaign.

Promotional stickers read, “I voted for Aber Kawas,” using the Knicks logo, with the team’s name replaced with “Kawas.”

According to the New York Post, the Knicks demanded that the campaign “immediately remove all promotional materials incorporating Knicks Intellectual Property, including but not limited to the unauthorized Advertisements, and cease any further use of Knicks Intellectual Property.”

“Neither the Knicks nor NBA [Properties] have authorized the Campaign to use Knicks Intellectual Property in any way, including the Unauthorized Advertisements, which are likely to mislead the public into believing that the Campaign is affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by, or in some way connected with the Knicks,” Brian N. Warner, senior vice president and head of legal for Madison Square Garden Sports, said in the letter, according to the outlet.

“The Campaign’s activities in this regard constitute, among other things, trademark infringement, trademark dilution, false advertising, false association, and unfair competition.”

The Knicks and Mamdani have had beef that began last year when Mamdani’s mayoral campaign also used the Knicks logo in a similar fashion to Kawas. Mamdani was given a cease-and-desist letter, and the Knicks made it clear they were not endorsing anyone in the race, which Mamdani won.

The White House then used the Knicks logo in a post shortly after last year’s election to say, “Trump Is Your President.” The Knicks reached out to the White House, which then removed the post.

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Knicks owner James Dolan and Mamdani also had a back-and-forth earlier this month about Knicks watch parties during the team’s championship run. The two came face-to-face at the championship celebration last week at City Hall, when Mamdani name-dropped Knicks legend-turned-Dolan rival Charles Oakley during a reminiscent speech about the Knicks, while Dolan took one final parting shot at the mayor and stiffed him in a photo op.

“I don’t need your vote. I don’t need to quote to you what happened. If you’re real Knick fans you know it already,” Dolan said.

Dolan did announce that the Knicks would go to the White House to visit President Donald Trump, who attended Game 3 of the NBA Finals. The Knicks would be the first NBA team to visit Trump.

Kawas, the Muslim daughter of illegal immigrants, is now the Democrat nominee for New York’s Senate District 12 and is also a socialist. She recently came under fire for rejecting the notion that Muslim Americans need to apologize for 9/11, an attack “a couple of people did.”

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“I’ve always been outspoken about the wrongful scapegoating of Muslim Americans, both before and after 9/11, and in this interview I was speaking about the harmful notion that Muslims should have to apologize for an act of violence they have nothing to do with,” Kawas told Fox News Digital Thursday morning.

Fox News’ Peter D’Abrosca contributed to this report.

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NBA mock drafts projected Cameron Carr getting selected somewhere between 15 and 20 in the first round on Tuesday night.

Ending up with the Lakers later in the draft, however, was more than Carr could have asked for.

The Lakers acquired his draft rights from the New York Knicks, who took the 6-foot-5 Baylor guard with the 24th pick, in a multiple-team deal in which L.A. sent the draft rights to Spanish guard Sergio De Larrea, who was taken 25th, and cash considerations to New York.

As he sat for his introductory news conference Friday, dressed in all black, Carr shared what his thoughts were when he found out he would be playing for the Lakers.

“I’m going to the Lakers! It was more of an exciting thing,” he said. “It felt surreal. It didn’t feel real for the first couple minutes when I found out. It was trying to get my head around, ‘Man, I’m about to walk across the stage and be an NBA player.’ I’ve dreamed of this my whole life, especially since I was a kid. So it took a second. Still trying to get my head wrapped around it, but nothing but excitement and happiness. I feel more motivated to work.”

Rob Pelinka, the Lakers’ president of basketball operations, met Carr at the facility on Friday but didn’t speak with the media during the news conference.

It meant Pelinka couldn’t be asked about Austin Reaves agreeing to re-sign with the Lakers on a four-year, $185-million deal, or about how conversations are going with free agent LeBron James.

But NBA rules prohibit team officials from commenting on anything during the free agency moratorium, which won’t be lifted until July 6.

So, this day was all about the 21-year-old Carr and how impressed he was being in the Lakers’ building.

“Walking in the building, first thing you notice is the rich tradition of the people that have been here before you,” Carr said. “It’s a moment of happiness. As a kid, you always dreamed of walking across that stage and accomplishing everything you wanted to. Man, it just felt good to walk in the gym and look at the people that came before me. Now I’m in their shoes.”

Carr was viewed by NBA scouts as athletic with his 42½-inch vertical leap and as having a good jump shot.

During his sophomore season at Baylor, Carr averaged 18.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.3 blocks in 34 games. He shot 49.4% from the field, 37.4% from three-point range and 80.1% from the free-throw line.

But Carr quickly talked about how playing defense will be his calling card with the Lakers.

“Stepping into an organization with people with the same type of mindset and abilities, it only makes my job easier,” Carr said. “I’ve just got to cut and dunk the ball for them, and run in transition. But first things first is establishing a defensive consistency and showing I can be dominant or a plus on the defensive end as someone they would like to guard the best player.”

Carr always had his dad, Chris Carr, to lean on during his journey as a basketball player. Having him as a mentor was so beneficial because his father spent six seasons in the NBA. His most famous moment came in 1997, when he became the runner-up to Kobe Bryant in the slam dunk contest.

Now father and son have something else in common: making the NBA.

“I’ve always wanted to be better than him,” Carr said. “I’ve always been behind, so I want to show he’s put a lot of work in me becoming a better man. So I feel the only way I can credit him and show I’m thankful for him is by putting in the work and using it every single day. He was a heck of a player, so it’s some big footsteps I’ve got to follow and a long journey.

“It’s good motivation. My ‘why’ is just to be better and show people I’m better than a lot of people that are put in front of me. I feel like that’s the chip on my shoulder, or the fire under my feet.”

The World Cup group stage can get complicated quickly. 

With 48 teams participating for the first time ever, FIFA instituted new tiebreaker rules to determine the top two in each group along with the eight highest third-place finishers.

Below, FOX Sports Research has broken down what each team needs to advance, what results would send them through, and which scenarios could leave their fate hanging in the balance. 

Here’s where every group stands heading into the next round of matches, and the simple scenarios for them to advance.

Note: Below scenarios are through all games played on June 25. Additionally, three points is now the minimum required for teams to advance as one of the eight third-place teams.

GROUP A SCENARIOS

• Mexico won the group and will face a third-place team from either Group C or E in the Round of 32 in Mexico City on June 30.
• South Africa finished as runner-up in the group, and will play Canada on June 28 in Los Angeles.
• South Korea finished third, and currently ranks eighth among the third-place teams.
• Czechia cannot advance to the knockout stage.

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GROUP B SCENARIOS

• Switzerland won the group and will play a third-place team from either Group G or J in the Round of 32 in Vancouver on July 2.
• Canada finished as runner-up in the group and will play South Africa on June 28 in Los Angeles.
• Bosnia and Herzegovina finished third, and will play USA in the Round of 32 on July 1 in Santa Clara.
• Qatar cannot advance to the knockout stage.

GROUP C SCENARIOS

• Brazil won the group and will play Japan on June 29 in Houston.
• Morocco finished as runner-up of the group and will play the Netherlands on June 29 in Monterrey.
• Scotland finished in third, and currently ranks tenth among third-place teams.
• Haiti cannot advance to the knockout stage.

GROUP D SCENARIOS

• USA won the group, and will play Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Round of 32 on July 1 in Santa Clara.
• Australia finished as runner-up of the group and will play Egypt on July 3 in Arlington.
• Paraguay finished in third, and will play Germany on June 29 in Foxborough. 
• Türkiye cannot advance to the knockout stage.

GROUP E SCENARIOS

• Germany won the group and will play Paraguay on June 29 in Foxborough.
• Ivory Coast finished as runner-up of the group and will play Norway on June 30 in Arlington.
• Ecuador finished in third, and clinched a spot as a third-place team.
• Curaçao cannot advance to the knockout stage.

GROUP F SCENARIOS

• Netherlands won the group and will play Morocco on June 29 in Monterrey.
• Japan finished as runner-up of the group and will play Brazil on June 29 in Houson.
• Sweden finished third, and will play France on June 30 in East Rutherford.
• Tunisia cannot advance to the knockout stage.

GROUP G SCENARIOS

• Belgium won the group and will play a third-place team from Group A, I, or J on July 1 in Seattle.
• Egypt finished as runner-up of the group and will play Australia on July 3 in Arlington.
• Iran finished in third and currently ranks sixth among the third-place teams.
• New Zealand cannot advance to the knockout stage.

GROUP H SCENARIOS

• Spain won the group and will play the runner-up of Group J on July 2 in Los Angeles.
• Cape Verde finished as runner-up of the group and will play Argentina on July 3 in Miami. 
• Uruguay cannot advance to the knockout stage.
• Saudi Arabia cannot advance to the knockout stage.

GROUP I SCENARIOS

• France won the group and will play Sweden on June 30 in East Rutherford.
• Norway finished as runner-up of the group and will play Ivory Coast on June 30 in Arlington.
• Senegal finished in third, and clinched a spot as a third-place team.
• Iraq cannot advance to the knockout stage.

GROUP J SCENARIOS

• Argentina won the group and will face Cape Verde on July 3 in Miami. 
• Austria will advance with a win or draw; in a draw, the runner-up will be decided by tiebreakers.
• Algeria will advance with a win or draw; in a draw, the runner-up will be decided by tiebreakers.
• Jordan cannot advance to the knockout stage.

GROUP K SCENARIOS

• Colombia has advanced.
• Colombia will win the group with a win or draw.
• Portugal will advance with a win or draw, and will win the group with a win.
• Uzbekistan can advance with a win, but it is not guaranteed.

GROUP L SCENARIOS

• England will advance with a win/draw.
• England will win the group with a win AND a Ghana draw/loss.
• Ghana will advance with a win/draw.
• Ghana will win the group with a win AND an England draw/loss.
• Panama cannot advance to the knockout stage.