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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWait...did we know NBA Hall of Famer John Stockton was an antivaxxer nutbag?
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Isaac Chotiner
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A lot of people act so certain about Covid. What I like about John Stockton is that hes open-minded and admits he doesnt know the exact data. https://spokesman.com/stories/2022/jan/23/john-stocktons-refusal-to-comply-with-mask-mandate/
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10:09 AM · Jan 23, 2022
Isaac Chotiner
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A lot of people act so certain about Covid. What I like about John Stockton is that hes open-minded and admits he doesnt know the exact data. https://spokesman.com/stories/2022/jan/23/john-stocktons-refusal-to-comply-with-mask-mandate/
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10:09 AM · Jan 23, 2022
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/jan/23/john-stocktons-refusal-to-comply-with-mask-mandate/
On any night, John Stocktons name and No. 12 jersey can be seen hanging from a banner in the south-facing rafters at McCarthey Athletic Center. But Gonzaga and its most prominent alumnus are at odds over the schools mask mandate, leading Gonzaga to suspend Stocktons season tickets at home basketball games.
In an interview with The Spokesman-Review on Saturday at The Warehouse the Spokane-based gym Stockton has owned since 2002 the NBAs all-time assists and steals leader, and one of only two players whos had his number retired by Gonzaga, confirmed the universitys decision to suspend his season tickets for failing to comply with the mask mandate.
Stockton said Gonzaga Athletic Director Chris Standiford notified him of the universitys decision in a conversation the Naismith Basketball Memorial Hall of Fame point guard described as congenial but also not pleasant.
Basically, it came down to, they were asking me to wear a mask to the games and being a public figure, someone a little bit more visible, I stuck out in the crowd a little bit, Stockton said. And therefore they received complaints and felt like from whatever the higher-ups those werent discussed, but from whatever it was higher up they were going to have to either ask me to wear a mask or they were going to suspend my tickets.
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Wait...did we know NBA Hall of Famer John Stockton was an antivaxxer nutbag? (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Jan 2022
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(53,743 posts)1. Next level crazy. Stockton says hundreds of thousands...
have died from vaccines. Cheesh, what a nut job.
Nevilledog
(51,023 posts)2. Maybe millions!
LoisB
(7,185 posts)3. The only thing I know about John Stockton is "Stockton to Malone".
NoRethugFriends
(2,279 posts)4. Yes. He has been mouthing off for a while.