Gonzaga University suspends Hall of Famer John Stockton’s season tickets over his refusal to wear a mask at games

Utah Jazz legend and Basketball Hall of Fame John Stockton is being punished by his alma mater for defying mask mandates.

The school, which Stockton played with for four seasons from 1980-1984, has suspended his season tickets for Gonzaga Bulldogs men’s basketball games after repeatedly refusing to wear masks while in the arena.

“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,” said Stockton.

“And therefore they received complaints and felt like from whatever the higher-ups — those weren’t 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.”

The 59-year old has also been outspoken about COVID-19 for quite some time, including lockdowns, mask mandates and the vaccine. He has gone as far as to claim that over 100 professional athletes have died from taking the vaccine, without any evidence to support his claims.