The Chicago Bulls have waived guard Jaden Ivey after he posted videos criticising the NBA’s Pride Month celebrations, describing them as “unrighteousness”.
The team confirmed the decision on Monday, 30 March, citing “conduct detrimental to the team”, after a video of Ivey speaking directly to the camera began circulating online.
In the clip, Ivey questioned the league’s support for Pride Month, saying: “They proclaim Pride Month and the NBA. They proclaim it. They show it to the world.
“They say, ‘Come join us for Pride Month to celebrate unrighteousness.’ They proclaim it. They proclaim it on the billboards. They proclaim in the streets. Unrighteousness.
“So, how is it that one can’t speak righteousness? Who are they to say that this man is crazy?”
The 24-year-old, selected fifth overall in the 2022 NBA Draft, had only recently arrived in Chicago following a trade involving the Detroit Pistons and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
His exit follows a string of recent social media posts in which he also labelled Catholicism a “false religion”.
Ivey has previously opened up about his struggles with depression, and several of his recent videos have focused on faith, religion and his personal beliefs.
On the court, he showed strong promise early in his career, earning NBA All-Rookie honours in the 2022–2023 season and averaging more than 16 points per game in his debut campaign in 2024–2025.
However, his role had been reduced this season before the trade, and he appeared in only four games for Chicago before being released.
