Kareem Abdul-Jabbar likens John Stockton to ‘dumb jock’

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Celebrated Utah Jazz point guard and former Gonzaga men’s basketball player (1980-84), John Stockton has been on the side of the zero-mask movement and prompted the media to media to lash out at the Hall of Famer for his viewpoint.

As relayed by OutKick’s Meg Turner, "Stockton has taken a strong stance against COVID-19 vaccines, shutdown measures and mask mandates, initially offering his views last June in a documentary titled, ‘COVID and the Vaccine: Truth, Lies and Misconceptions Revealed.'"

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NBA Hall of Famer John Stockton attends a game between the Sioux Falls Skyforce  and the South Bay Lakers on November 14, 2019 at UCLA Heath Training Center in El Segundo, California. (Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images)

As a result of being unmasked at a recent Gonzaga home contest, Stockton is now banned from attending games for his alma mater until 2022-2023.

COVID restrictions advocate and basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar appeared on CNN to discuss Stockton’s mask defiance and denigrated Stockton by repeating outdated insight on the pandemic.

"I think statements like (Stockton’s) make the public look upon athletes as basically dumb jocks for trying to explain away something this is obviously a pandemic, and the best way to fight pandemics is through vaccination and testing," Abdul-Jabbar said, via BasketNews.

He added, "Those are the means by which we identify the problem and do our best to mitigate it.

Abdul-Jabbar, 74, asserted his opinion on behalf of the basketball community, despite growing pushback on protocols voiced by current stars like LeBron James.

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