It’s official: Kristaps Porzingis is the most popular athlete in New York City.
New York City’s Board of Elections confirmed Wednesday the New York Knicks forward won more write-in votes for mayor than any other sports personality in the November 2017 election. Porzingis narrowly beat New York Yankees star Aaron Judge, who would have earned the title of “Sports King of the City” if not for NYC’s spelling laws, according to SB Nation.
Kristaps for mayor! pic.twitter.com/sk47YcQc9Q
— SB Nation (@SBNation) November 29, 2017
Under NYC laws on spelling, Kristaps actually won the most write-ins votes (yes, this is the real law)https://t.co/maqDd52xkP
— SB Nation (@SBNation) November 29, 2017
The athletes represented a fraction of the more than 2,000 write-in votes cast in the NYC mayoral election.
Incumbent Bill de Blasio eased to victory, having garnered the support of 726,361 voters.
We’re interested to see how Judge and Porzingis will fare in four years’ time if their careers continue on their current paths to the top of their respective sports.
