New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) called game on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) early Wednesday, using a months-old basketball meme attempt against him after he lost his reelection bid to Gina Hinojosa (D).
In a post by her press office on X, Hochul — who herself secured a second term over Republican Bruce Blakeman on election night — responded to an AI-generated image shared by Abbott just ahead of this year’s NBA Finals showing him in a San Antonio Spurs jersey dunking on her in a New York Knicks jersey.
“Spurs about to dunk on Knicks like Texas has been dunking on New York. Go Spurs Go 🔥👽,” wrote Abbott alongside an image that also showed President Donald Trump laughing courtside as the Republican posterizes the Democrat.
Hochul’s office celebrated Abbott’s loss by quoting the post, writing, “Couldn’t have happened to a better guy. Good game.”
There’s another layer to Hochul’s response, of course, as the Knicks defeated the Spurs in five games in June.
And Hochul didn’t let Abbott off the hook over his post after the title win.
“Aged like milk,” she wrote, ratioing the Texas Republican in a post on X that scored some 134,000 likes and 4.6 million views on the platform.
She also used the meme to troll him ahead of the Finals.
“BREAKING: Greg Abbott comes out for men and women competing on the same court,” wrote Hochul in a nod to the Texas governor’s legislative efforts to restrict transgender children’s inclusion in sports.