I don't follow professional basketball that closely (I prefer men's sports, thanks), so until last night, I did not know much about who Jaden Ivey is, or even that he plays for the Chicago Bulls.
Rather, I should say that he did play for the Chicago Bulls.
Ivey is no longer a member of that team. They waived him yesterday. Why? Could he not rebound or hit a three-point shot? Did he travel all the time? Of course not. Every player in the NBA is guilty of those crimes.
No, Ivey's transgression was calling out sin in the NBA. Sin that the league not only promotes, but forces on its teams and players. That sin, of course, is 'pride.'
Here is what he said:
BREAKING: The Chicago Bulls have released Jaden Ivey from their team after he posted a video criticizing the NBA's LGBTQ Pride Month celebrations pic.twitter.com/Fqgp5zyCBf
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 30, 2026
Wait, seriously? That's it?
He said that forced pride displays were unrighteousness, and they released him?
Out of curiosity, I looked up Ivey's stats to see if the Bulls had another excuse they could pretend was the real reason they waived the fourth-year guard from Purdue. He has averaged almost 15 points per game in his professional career with a shooting percentage of 43 percent. Ivey was traded from the Detroit Pistons to the Bulls this season and had only played four games with his new team before they gave him the boot.
That doesn't seem like the resume of someone who would be summarily released. Bulls head coach Billy Donovan confirmed that Ivey was dismissed for blasphemy when he announced in a post-game press conference that Ivey's conduct was 'detrimental to the team.'
Chicago Bulls HC Billy Donovan said Jaden Ivey didn’t “live up to certain organizational standards”
— Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) March 31, 2026
Bulls team statement said Ivey’s “conduct was detrimental to the team”
The Chicago Bulls have said plainly that they do not support Christians.
pic.twitter.com/7IdSn2ysJS
WHAT?
What did Jaden do, quote the Bible? https://t.co/gvNffmZzpl
— Jason Whitlock (@WhitlockJason) March 30, 2026
He didn't even do that. He simply said that mandatory LGBTQ+ demonstrations were unrighteous.
But in a pure Soviet-style propaganda tactic, many media outlets are trying to accuse Ivey of having 'psychological problems,' saying that his comments were 'homophobic' and 'transphobic,' and that he has gone on numerous 'religious rants.'
What were those 'rants'?
This is why The Chicago Bulls waved Jaden Ivey…
— Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) March 30, 2026
“God did not make a man to be with a man”
Ivey simply affirmed what The Bible says in Genesis 1:27
Shame on you, @chicagobulls & @NBA
(🎥: posionivey/IG) pic.twitter.com/NaEC91rFFn
He has also previously encouraged people to repent of their sins and follow Jesus. The HORROR!
Pistons’ Jaden Ivey encouraged people to repent of their sins and follow Jesus last year during a postgame interview 👏
— Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) January 13, 2025
Many others have talked about Jesus’ resurrection. Jesus’ name is being proclaimed EVERYWHERE in sports. It’s beautiful to see. https://t.co/30CDTn9qCI pic.twitter.com/tiewPGHaBs
Apparently, it's not beautiful to the NBA to see.
Ivey also has reportedly said that Catholicism is a 'false religion.' I don't happen to agree with that assessment, but Ivey certainly has a right to say it if that's what he believes.
According to Fox News, the left is trying to use even that comment to threaten his mother's job:
Ivey also said in a different video that Catholicism was a "false religion," which comes as a potential issue for Ivey’s mother.
Niele Ivey is the head women’s basketball coach at Notre Dame, which of course, is a Catholic university.
Of course, none of this has anything to do with what Ivey said about Catholics. Nobody in the NBA or on the Bulls cares an iota if Ivey is critical of the Catholic church.
They waived him because he committed the ultimate heresy. He dared to defy the cult of the alphabet mob.
The conduct they are claiming is detrimental is Christianity. They fired Jaden Ivey for being Christian.
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) March 31, 2026
Worth noting the Bulls didn’t fire Ronnie Brewer after he was arrested for DUI. Or Joakim Noah after he was arrested for possession of drugs. When Jameson Curry was arrested… https://t.co/Pq3lL703Y2
... for public urination and then resisted arrest, the Bulls suspended him for one game, but also refused to fire him for his conduct. Christianity is apparently where the Chicago Bulls draw the line.
Oh, there are plenty of other examples of the NBA's hypocrisy when it comes to 'detrimental conduct.'
NBA Double Standard—Chicago Bulls waived Jaden Ivey after he posted a video saying the NBA’s Pride Month messaging celebrated “unrighteousness,” framing it through his Christian beliefs. Ivey has publicly spoken about being the victim of assault as a child.
— PigWar (@PigWar) March 30, 2026
Yet Miles Bridges is… pic.twitter.com/t4ZBXPQc7y
... is rostered when he plead no contest to felony assault after choking the mother of his children unconscious and giving her a severe concussion.
Beat your wife? Get a DUI? No problem.
But proclaim your faith in Christianity? You must be excommunicated.
And what about Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr?
So, in the NBA Steve Kerr can falsely accuse the government agents of murder from the podium with no fines, suspensions nothing.
— J (@JayTC53) March 31, 2026
But Jaden Ivey can't be pro Christian on the Chicago Bulls? Make it make sense. pic.twitter.com/RaIB0pNsgR
Personally, I find Kerr's comments to be repugnant. But he has a right to say that, along with all of the other anti-conservative, anti-American claptrap he spews after nearly every game.
But if the NBA isn't going to punish his right to free speech, then the league and the Bulls cannot blackball Ivey for his.
Except that they can. And that is a HUGE problem.
For his part, Ivey isn't taking his dismissal silently. He spoke out about it on his personal Instagram account.
Jaden Ivey was thrown off the @chicagobulls today over his Christian views on LGBTQ pride events.
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) March 31, 2026
He’s reacting live on IG right now and refusing to back down from his religious convictions.@NBA wouldn’t dare to do this to any other faith. Christians must stand with @JadensIV! pic.twitter.com/jSI8d5irdf
It's a very simple -- and very good -- question for the NBA and the Chicago Bulls: How?
They can't answer that question, of course, and they won't.
And here is the other secret that the NBA will never admit. Most of Ivey's teammates (not to mention NBA fans) agree with him. Maybe not his exact words, but they do not want to be forced to celebrate something they do not believe in. They just might not be as outspoken about it.
And THAT is the objective of the Bulls waiving Ivey, to keep other players from speaking out about their beliefs.
You know, I think there is a word for that.
There is a price to be paid for following a biblical worldview. #JadenIvey should count His persecution as joy. If the world loves you, it is an indication that you might not belong to Christ. @robbystarbuck @johnrich https://t.co/ALnVj4BQ1b
— Carol M. Swain, PhD (@carolmswain) March 31, 2026
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
— TreVeyon Henderson (@TreVeyonH4) March 31, 2026
Matthew 5:10 https://t.co/CTpkaMx0oT
It's time for some backlash against the NBA. Otherwise, not only is Ivey's professional basketball career over (at least in the United States), but the league will continue to persecute free speech that it doesn't like.
It's worth noting that other professional sports leagues are just as bad as the NBA -- at least in the front offices. The NFL puts woke messaging in the end zone of every game (and we all remember that anti-American, lascivious display of a Super Bowl halftime show). The LA Dodgers and MLB welcomed the 'Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,' the queer drag queens who insult Christianity and Christians with every appearance they make. The NHL is still trying to make 'Pride Night' a thing. At least the Nashville Predators are, embarrassingly.
But none of the players agree with this. In the NHL, Ivan Provorov famously stood up against being forced to 'wear the ribbon.' Other players soon joined him. The leftist media tried to cancel Provorov, but it didn't work. Before long, the NHL had backed down, announcing that teams could still hold 'pride nights' if they wanted to, but it was no longer mandatory for teams or players to participate.
Players in every league have this power, though many might not know it. Even in the uber-woke NBA. If they stand up and stand with Ivey, the league will back down. Guaranteed.
But if they allow themselves to be silenced, if they allow Jaden Ivey to be cancelled for being a vocal Christian, the cult wins.
And that will be -- or at least should be -- the end of the NBA in America.
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