The waiver of guard Jaden Ivey by the Chicago Bulls came in the aftermath of a massive controversy, which has led many from the NBA world to speak out against Ivey. The ex-Bulls guard made a series of controversial comments on the LGBTQ community and Catholicism.
Even as reactions to Ivey’s comments pour in from among the NBA community, misinformation is never too far away. A video of Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey purportedly speaking in support of Jaden Ivey has now gone viral on social media.
The video, where Maxey speaks to reporters from the dressing room, was shared with the following quote attributed to Maxey: “I stand with Jaden Ivey on everything he said. If they cut him, they might as well cut me too.”
However, Ht.com can confirm that Tyrese Maxey did not speak in support of Jaden Ivey. The video was shared out of context, as Tyrese Maxey was speaking about a dunk by his teammate Anthony Edwards, and not Jaden Ivey.
Underneath the viral X post of the video, a community note was added by the platform, which also stated: “The video shows Tyrese Maxey discussing his dunk on Anthony Edwards, not comments on Jaden Ivey being waived by the Bulls.”
Here’s the viral video on X that has over 1.7 million views.
What Did Jaden Ivey Say?
Jaden Ivey made the controversial comments on multiple Instagram lives on Monday, March 30. He took aim at issues such as the LGBTQ, abortion, pride month and more.
He called lesbian pregnancies “unrighteous” and claimed that it “can’t happen” as “they have the same body parts.” He also criticized 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,’” Ivey said.
He then targeted Catholicism, calling it a “fake religion.” He also said that his previous team. Detroit Pistons would be “irreverent” on Judgement Day.
Hours after the comments, the Chicago Bulls decided to cut him, even as he deals with knee pain which had already sidelined him for the rest of the season. His contract would have come to an end at the end of the current season.