In today’s episode of “How to Burn Every Bridge in Record Time,” Jaden Ivey apparently woke up and chose chaos, then doubled down on it.
Fresh off being shown the door, Ivey didn’t just quietly disappear into the offseason like most players would. He grabbed a microphone, real or imaginary, and started firing shots like it was the NBA Finals.
Jaden Ivey with a concerning message on his IG live:
“The NBA was everything to me. I didn’t know god. When I came to the NBA I was a fornicator, I was a p*rn addict and I use to get drunk. That’s all I knew. After all those points I felt good… I felt like everything was set… pic.twitter.com/mcFqI9qlMj
— SM Highlights (@SMHighlights1) March 31, 2026
First target? The Chicago Bulls. Ivey then turned his attention to the entire National Basketball Association. Yes, the whole league. And then came the real fireworks.
Jaden Ivey calls out Steph Curry 😳
“He don't know Jesus… I pray he's saved in Jesus name… All that stuff isn't gon matter on Judgement Day. All them rings he got. All them rings LeBron got. All them rings Jordan got… They gon try to stop me, but I'm not. I'ma keep… pic.twitter.com/le7DbEVgKG
— Fullcourtpass (@Fullcourtpass) March 31, 2026
He decided to name-drop some of the biggest names in basketball history. You know, light work. Just casually going after Stephen Curry, LeBron James, and Michael Jordan.
‘They said your conduct is detrimental to the team,’ Ivey said in the self-shot Instagram clip as boarding announcements can be heard in the background. ‘I haven’t been with the team. I haven’t been with the team because I’ve been rehabbing [my knee injury].
‘So how’s my conduct detrimental to the team?’
He also predicted he would go unsigned as an NBA free agent: ‘They gonna cancel me, bro, I’m telling you. They don’t want this… God is faithful.’
Unprompted, Ivey turned his frustration to Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry, whom he said has ‘not surrendered.’
‘And y’all believe he’s a Christian?’ Ivey asked. ‘This stuff is not gonna matter on Judgment Day, all them rings he got, all them rings LeBron [James] got, all the rings Michael Jordan got.’
Ivey went on to downplay the importance of the NBA in his life, saying he is prepared to move on without the league.
As Ivey explained, he felt he was a sinner when he entered the league in 2022 as the fifth-overall pick of that year’s NBA Draft.
‘Before I came to the Lord Jesus Christ, the NBA was everything to me,’ he said. ‘I didn’t know God. I didn’t know Jesus. When I came to the NBA, I was a fornicator, I was a pornography addict, and I used to get drunk. That’s all I knew. And after a win, I felt good.
‘Lord willing, he gives me, he gives me an opportunity to play again.’
The anti-LGBTQ comments that led to his release are already a major issue. That alone put him in a tough and bad spot. But instead of damage control, apologies, or even just silence, he chose the “go nuclear” route.
Jaden Ivey on IG Live: "All I'm preaching is about Jesus Christ and they waived me. They say I'm crazy, I'm psycho…God let these things happen for a reason…When I came into the league all I wanted to do was win championships, get millions of bucks, get that next contract, get… pic.twitter.com/WU7Fas23SC
— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) March 31, 2026
And now? Well, let’s just say NBA front offices are probably watching this whole situation and deciding on the next necessary actions against him.
Jaden Ivey calls out the NBA for celebrating Pride Month
“The world proclaims LGBTQ, right? They proclaim Pride Month—and the NBA does too. They show it to the world. They say, ‘Come join us for Pride Month, to celebrate unrighteousness.’”
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— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) March 30, 2026
At the end of the day, talent matters, but so does attitude. And right now, Jaden Ivey has gone haywire on everyone that matters in the league.
🔥🚨DEVELOPING: NBA star Jaden Ivey told by a flight attendant to stop filming while he was speaking about getting released from the Chicago Bulls for making anti-LGBTQ comments.
I very: “The world ain’t offer nothing, there’s nothing good… Nothing good in the world beside… pic.twitter.com/QgUoIIGnP4
— Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) March 31, 2026
