It seems that progressives are keen on athletes, particularly basketball stars, voicing their opinions—just as long as those opinions align with progressive ideology.
During the weekend, Kyle Kuzma, a celebrated NBA player who clinched the 2020 championship with the Los Angeles Lakers, made headlines. He shared a tweet from New York City’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D), who had stirred controversy with a dramatic video labeling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “war criminal.”
Kuzma did not hold back, delivering a metaphorical slam dunk on the mayor’s pretentious display. He criticized the mayor for pretending to wield more influence than he actually does, especially with calls for the arrest of the Prime Minister.
“It’s amusing to watch people act as if they possess the authority, talent, or history to play roles they have no business assuming—all for the sake of creating content,” Kuzma pointed out. “We have a mayor masquerading as a president.”
The NBA star went on to highlight numerous instances reflecting this growing trend in the digital era, where individuals masquerade as roles they are far removed from in reality.
“We’re raising a generation that (learns) 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,” he concluded. “Don’t fall for distractions.”
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… https://t.co/e4aM17CzSC
— kuz (@kylekuzma) July 26, 2026