Kyle Kuzma blasts Zohran Mamdani for acting like POTUS in viral Netanyahu-arrest video

The National Basketball Association (NBA) star Kyle Kuzma, who plays for Milwaukee Bucks, has lashed out at the New York City (NYC) Mayor Zohran Mamdani for “acting like a president” in his recent video regarding the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

The 31-year-old took to social media to express his opinion and criticised the mayor for “playing president just for content.”

He wrote, “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. Everyone auditioned. Nobody is building.”

kuz on X: "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. 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" / X

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

The 6 feet 8 inch athlete expressed anger over raising a generation who knows only to pretend instead of “doing the thing.”

This comes after Mamdani, in a video on X, revealed that the NYC administration has reviewed every avenue available and found that the city cannot execute the International Criminal Court (ICC) warrants against Netanyahu.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani on X: "Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal. https://t.co/YRezmW6YVx" / X

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

His video garnered significant attention, reaching over a 100 million views on just X. Mamdani has been very consistent in his position to arrest Netanyahu for his alleged war crimes. He also called on the federal government to join the ICC and arrest the Israeli PM.