Jaden Ivey calls out Bulls after being waived after anti-pride month comments

NBA player Jaden Ivey launched a tirade on social media after being cut by the Chicago Bulls on Monday. The Bulls claimed Ivey was waived for “conduct detrimental to the team” after he made comments critical of Pride Month, citing his Christian faith.

In a series of Instagram Live posts, Ivey gave his thoughts on being waived by the Bulls.

“They’re liars, bro. That’s lying,” Ivey said in an Instagram live. “They’re lying that my conduct is detrimental to the team. That’s a lie. Ask any of these coaches, ‘Was I a good teammate?’ All I preach is Jesus Christ and they have renounced me. They say I’m crazy, right? I’m a psychopath.

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“They’re going to try to stop me but I’m not, I’m going to keep telling the truth. That’s why everyone around me is turning their back on me because of my faith. I didn’t get a waiver. I was at the gym today, doing rehab, lifting and doing what was expected of me in my job…I could have quit on my own, but they kicked me out.”

Ivey later spoke about his pornography addiction and how Christianity helped him overcome it.

“Before I came to the Lord Jesus Christ, the NBA was everything to me,” Ivey said during a livestream. “I didn’t know God. I didn’t know Jesus when I got to the NBA. I was a fornicator, I was addicted to pornography, and I used to get drunk. That’s all I knew. And after a win, and after all those points, I felt good…I felt like everything was planned out for me.”

Ivey also appeared to criticize Steph Curry and LeBron James, questioning their devotion to Christianity.

“That’s why you have Steph Curry…he doesn’t know Jesus, and I pray that he comes to the truth, that he and his family are saved in Jesus’ name…” Ivey said. “All these rings that he had, all these rings that LeBron had, all these rings that Michael Jordan had, all these Hall of Fame people that don’t know Jesus Christ – No. It won’t matter on Judgment Day if you don’t know Jesus and your name is not written in the book of life.”

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Chicago Bulls guard Jaden Ivey (31) passes against the Toronto Raptors in the second half at Scotiabank Arena on February 5, 2026. (Dan Hamilton/Imagn Images)

The video of Ivey calling out the league was released Monday morning, as he said it was “an injustice” for the NBA to celebrate Pride Month.

“The world can proclaim LGBTQ, right? Ivey said in this video. “They’re proclaiming Pride Month and the NBA. They’re proclaiming it. They’re showing it to the world. They’re saying, ‘Come join us for Pride Month to celebrate injustice.’ They proclaim it. They proclaim it on billboards. They proclaim in the streets. Injustice. So how come we cannot speak with justice? Who are they to say this man is crazy? »

Ivey also said in another video that Catholicism is a “false religion,” which is a potential problem for Ivey’s mother.

Ivey was the fifth overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft by the Pistons, who hoped he would be a key part of their rebuild. He’s been solid to start his career, making the 2022-23 NBA All-Rookie Team after averaging 16.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game while shooting 41.6% from the field.

Ivey was traded to the Bulls in a three-team deal involving his previous Detroit Pistons and the Minnesota Timberwolves.

He posted a career-high 17.6 points per game during the 2024-25 campaign, as the Purdue product appeared to hit his stride.

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Jaden Ivey of the Chicago Bulls reacts during the game against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on February 9, 2026 in New York. (Evan Bernstein/Getty Images)

However, Ivey saw a regression in his production this year, playing primarily off the bench for the Pistons before the trade.

Ivey only played four games with the Bulls, averaging 11.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game before his release.