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New England Patriots moving backmost TreVeyon Henderson appeared to travel retired successful support of erstwhile Chicago Bulls defender Jaden Ivey, who was released pursuing his rant against NBA’s Pride Month.
Ivey posted his rant connected societal media connected Monday. He said it was "unrighteousness" that nan convention would observe Pride Month. Henderson responded to news of his merchandise pinch a Bible passage.
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New England Patriots moving backmost TreVeyon Henderson (32) earlier Super Bowl LX against nan Seattle Seahawks astatine Levi's Stadium connected Feb. 8, 2026. (Darren Yamashita/Imagn Images)
"’Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is nan kingdom of heaven,’ Matthew 5:10," nan second-year NFL subordinate wrote connected X.
Ivey has been posting akin videos pinch rants successful caller weeks, arsenic nan 24-year-old has noted successful nan past he deals pinch depression.
"The world tin proclaim LGBTQ, right?" Ivey said in his latest video. "They proclaim Pride Month and nan NBA. They proclaim it. They show it to nan world. They say, ‘Come subordinate america for Pride Month to observe unrighteousness.’ They proclaim it. They proclaim it connected nan billboards. They proclaim successful nan streets. Unrighteousness. So, really is it that 1 can’t speak righteousness? Who are they to opportunity that this man is crazy?"
Ivey said successful a abstracted video that Catholicism was a mendacious religion.
Chicago Bulls defender Jaden Ivey (31) passes against nan Toronto Raptors successful nan 2nd half astatine Scotiabank Arena connected Feb. 5, 2026. (Dan Hamilton/Imagn Images)
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Bulls caput coach Billy Donovan said nan statement has labor from "all different walks of life" and Ivey’s comments didn’t bespeak nan values of nan franchise.
"Everybody comes pinch their ain individual experiences, but 1 is we’ve sewage to each beryllium professional," Donovan said anterior to Chicago's crippled astatine San Antonio. "I deliberation there’s sewage to beryllium a precocious level of respect for 1 another, and we’ve sewage to thief each different and past beryllium accountable to those standards."
Ivey has spoken retired this play astir dealing pinch depression. He precocious started posting lengthy videos astir his thoughts connected belief connected societal media.
Jaden Ivey of nan Chicago Bulls reacts during nan crippled against nan Brooklyn Nets astatine Barclays Center connected Feb. 9, 2026 successful New York City. (Evan Bernstein/Getty Images)
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"I don't want to get into what he put retired there, but certainly, I dream for him he's okay," Donovan said. "I've had conversations pinch Jaden and he's ever been astir rehabbing his knee and trying to get connected nan tribunal and wanting to play. But I deliberation organizationally, location are definite standards we want to person arsenic an statement and effort to unrecorded up to those each and each day."
Fox News’ Scott Thompson and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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