Radio Host Rips Mayor Mamdani's Speech At Knicks Parade

WFAN host Gregg Giannotti made it known that he wasn't a huge fan of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's speech at the Knicks' championship parade.

Mamdani, the mayor of New York City, made a lengthy speech about the Knicks and their resiliency on Thursday afternoon. His comments about the team's comeback in Game 4 of the NBA Finals went over well with plenty of fans online.

"The numbers and your computers gave 99.6% chance for the Spurs to win Game 4. But it's in that 0.4% chance that this team and this city become different from everything and everyone," Mamdani said. "The Knicks did not just win for New York City, they won like New York City."

A few moments later, Mamdani compared the 2025-26 Knicks to New Yorkers everywhere.

"So often when this city comes together it is because we are forced to, by a moment of tragedy or adversity. What a gift it is to be brought together by pure, unfiltered joy."

Did Mamdani cross the line?

During this Friday's episode of "Boomer and Gio," Giannotti said he's tired of people comparing epic comebacks in sports to New York overcoming the September 11 terrorist attacks.

"For the respect of the people that lost their lives and families on 9/11, can we stop comparing a sports team coming back from 29 points to the city recovering from 9/11," Giannotti said. "I love sports - if I didn't have sports I wouldn't have my life - but I can separate those two things."

It certainly sounds like that was a shot at Mamdani, but Giannotti didn't mention him by name during his rant.

All we know for certain is Knicks owner James Dolan wasn't thrilled with Mamdani's speech.

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This story was originally published June 19, 2026 at 11:05 AM.