Everybody’s entitled to their opinions and no one should tell any other person what to do. Then again, given the actual context, we can all agree that some opinions will raise a lot of controversies.
That’s the case with Utah Jazz legend John Stockton, who recently made the public eye for his comments and appearance in an anti-vaxx documentary called Covid and the Vaccine: Truth, Lies And Misconceptions Revealed.
Stockton talked against lockdown and restrictions and how it could prevent us from watching the next Stephen Curry:
Other than John Stockton, this documentary features an all-star team of old school antivaxxers. RFK Jr., Del Bigtree, Andrew Wakefield.
It's a 9-part series and I am absolutely not watching it. Have fun! pic.twitter.com/A4p6ni4IF2
— follow @bencollins on bluesky (@oneunderscore__) June 18, 2021
“This isn’t a virus cheating us of this opportunity and the guys making decisions are saying ‘No no, we’re too scared. We gotta shut everything down, sit at home and be careful.’ My kids and my grandkids are hearing these things and accepting them as truth. I know by my significant amount of research that it isn’t and it’s very frustrating,” Stockton said.
Needless to say, Stockton’s words got a lot of negative attention around social media, with multiple NBA fans stating that they were glad that he never won a ring and that Michael Jordan beat him.
John Stockton probably… pic.twitter.com/sGZptyUrZI
— Rey Padua (@RP1981) June 18, 2021
We lost John Stockton, man. Even the smartest players can be dumb in real life. My favourite non super duperstar growing up https://t.co/9fGa5PPeRv
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) June 18, 2021
John Stockton heard “the shot” and said fuck no
— jake (@JLoweSnipes22) June 18, 2021
John Stockton talking about “significant amount of research” pic.twitter.com/D2qGpwVDxy
— Taylor Rooks (@TaylorRooks) June 18, 2021
https://twitter.com/TheHarrishun/status/1405741763621310473
John Stockton is a QAnon anti-vaxxer conspirator? Yeah Donovan Mitchell is the greatest Jazz ever.
— Ken Glizzy Jr. (@JamesDGrambo) June 18, 2021
Karl Malone: pedophile
John Stockton: anti-vaxxer
s/o MJ for never letting these bums get a ring 🐐 https://t.co/gRaYDRlyE6
— brent (@otherbrentbarry) June 18, 2021
john stockton conducting his significant amount of covid-19 research https://t.co/54E1Ykjstv
— Dan Favale (@danfavale) June 18, 2021
https://twitter.com/gwiss/status/1405739457202978817
Once again, we believe in freedom of speech and that everyone’s entitled to his opinion, but when you’re a celebrity, everything you say or do can have a huge impact on those who look up to you.
Stockton decided to make the most of his platform to advocate for something that may not be in the best interest of those who listened. Still, thousands of people share his views and they’re not likely to change their minds all of a sudden.
