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[Lorenzi] Jaden Ivey reportedly told the Bulls’ head of player performance on March 25 that Jesus healed his knee and he was ready to play, He underwent an MRI the next day, and Chicago shut him down for the season.
> After being traded from Detroit, Ivey played only four games with the Bulls, who sat him to allow him to rehab his surgically repaired left knee to build strength. He said the Bulls thought he was playing hurt, but he said it was how he had been playing all season with the Pistons.
> Ivey said he rehabbed his knee for two weeks, but the Bulls pushed back his timetable. Then, in one practice with the team, he banged knees with forward Leonard Miller, and his left knee later swelled up before the swelling subsided.
> “I said, ‘I’m ready. Jesus healed my knee,'” Ivey said.
> Ivey said he offered to fly himself to Philadelphia for the team’s March 25 game. Instead, he got an MRI, and the team shut him down for the season March 26.
> Four days later, the Bulls waived him after his series of online diatribes.
source:
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7162679/2026/04/01/jaden-ivey-livestream-suicide-bulls-waived-pistons/
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Analysis Summary
This is accurate reporting on a real sequence of events. The Athletic's Joel Lorenzi documented Ivey telling the Bulls he believed his knee was healed—all confirmed. The timeline is correct: March 25 statement, March 26 MRI and shutdown, March 30 waiver after he livestreamed anti-LGBTQ criticism of the NBA's Pride Month events. The post sticks to verifiable facts without editorializing. The framing is straightforward reporting that lets the events speak for themselves.
Claims Analysis (5)
“Jaden Ivey reportedly told the Bulls' head of player performance on March 25 that Jesus healed his knee and he was ready to play”
Multiple sources confirm Ivey told team personnel he said 'Jesus healed my knee' and was ready to play around March 25.
“He underwent an MRI the next day, and Chicago shut him down for the season”
Confirmed—MRI occurred March 26; Bulls ruled him out for season that day.
“After being traded from Detroit, Ivey played only four games with the Bulls”
Widely confirmed across all sources—Ivey appeared in exactly four games for Chicago.
“Bulls shut him down to allow him to rehab his surgically repaired left knee”
Sources confirm knee soreness and shutdown; some sources mention prior arthroscopic procedure.
“Four days later, the Bulls waived him after his series of online diatribes”
Ivey was ruled out March 26, waived March 30—exactly four days. Waiver cited 'conduct detrimental' after anti-LGBTQ Instagram livestreams.
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