Kyle Kuzma didn’t hold back after Zohran Mamdani posted a video aimed at Benjamin Netanyahu.
Mamdani, the Mayor of New York City, recently shared a clip directed at the Prime Minister of Israel, accusing him of being responsible for over 73,000 deaths in his region. Kuzma, who plays for the Milwaukee Bucks, reacted on social media and took aim at the mayor’s approach.
“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.”
He followed that up with another post: “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.
Don’t fall for distractions,” he wrote.
Kuzma appeared to be reacting not just to the message, but to the way Mamdani delivered it. The video had the look of a presidential address, which is part of what seemed to rub him the wrong way.
Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal. pic.twitter.com/YRezmW6YVx
- Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) July 22, 2026
Kuzma also suggested that Mamdani could end up getting credit if things improve, even if he does not have the authority to directly shape the conflict, because the message was framed in a way that made him look like he was taking action.
That sparked pushback from Mamdani supporters, many of whom said Kuzma was dismissing the humanitarian point of the video. Kuzma answered critics directly.
“X is for conversation, and in today’s age, you cannot have a conversation without being attacked if people don’t agree with what you are saying. Exactly, problems in society, or at least here on X, are cooked,” wrote Kyle Kuzma.
“But somehow, I am a Zionist because I’m pointing out things that are happening in front of everyone’s face, but hey, that’s okay. Let’s keep opening up soccer fields.”
The debate only grew from there, with reactions split across the internet. Kuzma kept defending his comments and pushed back at people who said he was missing the point.
“All my tweets are AI-sourced from ChatGPT, guys. You got me. Let me just shut up and dribble 🫠🫠🫠,” Kuzma further mocked his critics.
“Yeah bro, I have so much privilege. I grew up with nepotism and a billionaire family. I have no idea what it’s like to grow up poor,” he wrote sarcastically.
Some readers interpreted his argument as a call for more action and less posturing, though the source also notes that Mamdani has not done nothing on the issue. It says Mamdani reportedly revoked all pro-Israel executive orders within 48-hours of becoming the Mayor in January.
Still, Kuzma’s “let’s keep opening up soccer fields” line made clear he believes Mamdani’s actions have not been significant enough in the larger conversation. The exchange left Mamdani’s supporters unhappy with the suggestion that the mayor was trying to collect credit without doing enough.
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