Jaden Ivey reportedly said the NBA’s Pride Month celebration was “unrighteous” and framed LGBTQ visibility as something the world “proclaims,” in a recent Instagram rant. He also made additional religious comments in the same series of videos, which prompted heavy backlash and his waiver by the Bulls.

What he said

According to reporting, Ivey said things like:

  • “The world proclaims LGBTQ, right?”
  • “They proclaim Pride Month and the NBA does too.”
  • “They say, ‘Come join us for Pride Month to celebrate unrighteousness.’”

Context

Those remarks were described by multiple outlets as anti-LGBTQ or anti-gay comments, and they were part of a longer livestream where he also discussed religion. The Bulls later waived him for “conduct detrimental to the team”.

Quick takeaway

So, in plain terms: he publicly criticized Pride Month and LGBTQ support, using religious language to argue against it.