Former Utah Jazz star point guard and NBA Hall Of Famer John Stockton made headlines when he wildly claimed during a recent interview that athletes who have received the COVID-19 vaccine are dying right on the playing area while in games. Stockton received backlash for his conspiracies, both in the form of words and actions. Joining the voices of those in their criticism of Stockton's COVID-19 vaccine conspiracies was none other than Los Angeles Lakers legend and fellow Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, per USA Today.
“I think statements like that make the public look upon athletes as basically dumb jocks for trying to explain away something that is obviously a pandemic and the best way to fight pandemics is through vaccination and testing … It doesn’t make sense what he’s saying.”
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar didn't hold back. He feels that John Stockton's COVID-19 vaccine conspiracies make the public look at all athletes, and former ones, as “dumb jocks.”
Abdul-Jabbar added that nothing that Stockton is saying “makes sense.” The former Jazz star and Gonzaga alum has made it clear that he doesn't adhere to mask mandates, COVID-19 testing or the vaccine, though these recent comments are his most outlandish.
If John Stockton were coming from a place of fact or reason with his COVID-19 vaccine conspiracies, then it would be fair to consider his points. However, with nothing to prove the validity of his claims, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is right to fire back at the former Jazz star.
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