Ivey Claims Bulls Waived Him for Gospel Preaching
Jaden Ivey, waived by the Chicago Bulls for conduct detrimental to the team, called the club's stated reason a lie. The former Bulls player said on the "PinPoint Podcast" that he was released solely for preaching the Gospel. Chicago waived Ivey after he posted on social media that the NBA's Pride Month amounted to "unrighteousness."
"My conduct was not detrimental to the team," Ivey said. "That is a lie. I was a good teammate to those around me. I was a good teammate on the floor. I made the right plays. I did exactly what the coach asked me to do on a daily basis."
Ivey maintained he shared "the truth of the word of God" with teammates. "It is strictly because I spoke the truth of the word of God and was preaching the Gospel," he said. "Everyone has their beliefs. Everyone believes in something. If someone can speak and curse and speak about unrighteousness about whatever it may be, then I can speak the truth."
Ivey also disclosed multiple suicide attempts on the podcast. "I almost committed suicide. I had Oxy pills in my hands, and my wife was telling me, ‘Don’t do it,’" he said. He rejected labels of mental illness for his faith. "To be the Christian proclaiming the truth, preaching the Gospel, I’m looked at as crazy," Ivey added.
