DETROIT – Former Detroit Pistons top-five NBA draft pick Jaden Ivey is being waived by the Chicago Bulls after his recent controversial comments on social media, per ESPN.
ESPN Senior NBA Insider Shams Charania broke the news on X on Monday (March 30), saying Ivey made anti-LGBTQ comments amid several rants on religion and other topics.
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The Chicago Bulls are waiving guard Jaden Ivey after his recent anti-LGBTQ comments amid several rants on religion and other topics, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/7dbsoUhAvE
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 30, 2026
Ivey was traded to the Bulls following a 2026 three-team trade, sending forwards Kevin Huerter, Dario Saric, and a 2026 first-round pick swap.
Chicago received Ivey and Mike Conley Jr. in the deal.
Ivey played four games for the Bulls and was sent to the G League’s Windy City Bulls for injury rehabilitation before he got released on Monday.
The four-year guard posed a series of videos on social media in recent weeks, with one calling out the National Basketball Association for celebrating Pride Month, saying they were celebrating “unrighteousness.”
The 24-year-old has been dealing with depression, according to reports.
During his time with the Pistons, Ivey, a star guard from the Purdue Boilermakers, was taken by Detroit during the 2022 draft and was featured as a main cog for the rebuilding franchise before he suffered a gruesome broken fibula in his left leg on Dec. 31, 2024.
In Detroit during the 2024 season, Ivey averaged 17.6 points per game and was considered to be having a breakout season before the injury sidelined him for the remainder of the year.