Jaden Ivey Provides Heartbreaking Update on His Family, Kids

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Jaden Ivey #23 of the Chicago Bulls drives to the basket against Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets during the first quarter at the United Center on February 07, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.

A day after being waived by the Chicago Bulls for “conduct detrimental to the team,” Jaden Ivey revealed that his family has cut all ties with him.

In an emotional IG Live post, the former Boilermaker shared that his wife, Caitlyn, the mother of his three children, has stopped replying to his text messages.

“Those who are my family members [are] betraying me because of what I spoke,” Ivey said. “The truth. Betraying me. Saying that I’m losing my mind.

“…Saying that I’m crazy, that I don’t know the truth. These are my own family members who love me—my blood. Those who raised me said that I don’t know the truth. ‘Man, he’s psycho.’ He’s this, he’s that. Those are my own household.

“All because of the gospel. All because I said the truth.”

Ivey did not specify if his mother, Notre Dame women’s basketball coach Niele Ivey, has also ghosted him since his anti-LGBTQ remarks led to the Bulls waiving him.

Jaden Ivey on Slippery Slope

“My wife is in here, and she’s not even texting me,” added Ivey.

Besides making anti-gay remarks in a viral IG post on Monday, Ivey bizarrely attacked Stephen Curry, questioning the Golden State Warriors star’s commitment to Christianity. Ivey also took shots at Michael Jordan, LeBron James and the NBA.

The remarks against Curry raised an uproar, as fans, analysts and former Warriors players lashed out at Ivey for trying to garner undue attention. Shortly after being waived by the Bulls, Ivey claimed that Curry was not a model Christian as he had not truly “surrendered” to God and still uses cuss words like a sinner would do.

“That’s why you got Steph Curry, who’s not even surrendered, and y’all think he’s a Christian,” Ivey said on IG Live.

“Y’all believe he’s a Christian because he wrote Philippians 4:13. Y’all think he’s a Christian. He cursing just like the world.”

Jaden Ivey Urged to Get Help

Many in the NBA community have urged Ivey to seek mental help, with former NBA player Evan Turner urging fans to “pray” for the fourth-year guard and ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith saying the league would be willing to forgive Ivey if he can come to his senses.

“The first order of business is minding your own,” Smith said about Ivey. “The second order of business is protecting your own and not doing stuff that’s going to get in your own way, just because you wanted to express yourself on IG.”

Sai Mohan covers the NBA for Heavy.com. Based in Portugal, Sai is a seasoned sports writer with nearly two decades of publishing experience, including bylines at Yardbarker, FanSided’s Hoops Habit, International Business Times, Hindustan Times and more. More about Sai Mohan