The Bulls decided to fire the guard who arrived in February from Detroit a few hours after his statements against the NBA’s support for Pride Month and some criticism of Catholicism: “Conduct harmful to the team”
Chicago fired guard Jaden Ivey after his criticism of the NBA’s support for the LGBTQ+ community. With a short statement, the Bulls explained that the 24-year-old was released from the team for “conduct detrimental to the team”. The decision came after Ivey took aim at the NBA for its support of Pride Month throughout the league. “They proclaim Pride Month in the NBA. They proclaim it. They show it to the world. They say, ‘Join us for Pride Month,’ to celebrate injustice,” Ivey said in an Instagram Live. “They proclaim it. They proclaim it on billboards. They proclaim it in the streets: injustice. So how come we can’t talk about righteousness?”
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Ivey, who arrived in Chicago two months ago with a trade with Detroit, also attacked Catholicism in an interview. “Catholicism is a false religion. And it is not the true doctrine of Christ. It does not lead to salvation in Jesus Christ,” he commented.
who is ivey
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Ivey, a 1.93m play-guard, son of coach Niele Ivey (Notre Dame University) and a former NFL player, after two years at Purdue University was called with the fifth overall pick of the draft by Detroit in 2022. In four NBA seasons between the Pistons and Bulls he averaged 14.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4 assists.
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