Bulls waive Jaden Ivey after he called NBA's Pride Month celebration 'unrighteousness'

The Chicago Bulls person waived defender Jaden Ivey pursuing videos helium posted wherever his rant astir religion and different topics led to him calling retired the NBA for celebrating Pride Month. 

The Bulls announced the determination connected Monday, saying it was owed to behaviour detrimental to the team. 

Ivey’s video calling retired the league was posted connected Monday morning, arsenic helium said it was "unrighteousness" that the NBA would observe Pride Month. 

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Jaden Ivey of the Chicago Bulls looks connected during the crippled against the Brooklyn Nets astatine Barclays Center connected Feb. 9, 2026 successful New York City. (Evan Bernstein/Getty Images)

Ivey has been posting akin videos with rants successful caller weeks, portion the 24-year-old has noted successful the past helium deals with depression. 

"The satellite tin proclaim LGBTQ, right?" Ivey said successful his latest video. "They proclaim Pride Month and the NBA. They proclaim it. They amusement it to the world. They say, ‘Come articulation america for Pride Month to observe unrighteousness.’ They proclaim it. They proclaim it connected the billboards. They proclaim successful the streets. Unrighteousness. So, however is it that 1 can’t talk righteousness? Who are they to accidental that this antheral is crazy?"

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Ivey besides said successful a antithetic video that Catholicism was a "false religion," which comes arsenic a imaginable contented for Ivey’s mother. 

Niele Ivey is the caput women’s hoops manager astatine Notre Dame, which of course, is simply a Catholic university. 

Ivey was traded to the Bulls arsenic portion of a three-team woody involving his erstwhile Detroit Pistons and the Minnesota Timberwolves. 

Jaden Ivey of the Chicago Bulls reacts during the crippled against the Brooklyn Nets astatine Barclays Center connected Feb. 9, 2026 successful New York City. (Evan Bernstein/Getty Images)

Ivey was the 5th wide prime of the 2022 NBA Draft by the Pistons, who hoped helium would beryllium a cardinal portion successful their rebuild. He was coagulated to commencement his career, making the 2022-23 NBA All-Rookie squad aft averaging 16.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game, portion shooting 41.6% from the field. 

He posted a career-high 17.6 points per crippled during the 2024-25 campaign, arsenic the Purdue merchandise looked to beryllium hitting his stride. 

However, Ivey saw a regression successful his accumulation this year, chiefly playing disconnected the seat for the Pistons earlier the trade.

Jaden Ivey of the Chicago Bulls successful enactment during the crippled against the Brooklyn Nets astatine Barclays Center connected Feb. 9, 2026 successful New York City. (Evan Bernstein/Getty Images)

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Ivey played conscionable 4 games with the Bulls, averaging 11.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per crippled earlier his release. 

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