Column: The Jaden Ivey debacle is another embarrassing failure for Artūras Karnišovas and the Chicago Bulls

But on Monday, the team waived Jaden Ivey — who had spent a total of only 115 minutes on a basketball court in a Bulls jersey — after the guard went on a series of religious rants ...

Disaster could not have dominated this season more thoroughly for the Chicago Bulls. A sub-. 400 record, a laundry list of injuries and the departure of half the team’s most beloved players would have been bad enough.

But on Monday, the team waived Jaden Ivey — who had spent a total of only 115 minutes on a basketball court in a Bulls jersey — after the guard went on a series of religious rants on his social media, including a bigoted diatribe against the NBA’s practice of hosting LGBTQ+ pride nights. This whole thing was messy and complicated and confusing from start to finish. It’s hard to define what exactly that means for the future.

Chicago Bulls waive Jaden Ivey following multiple social media tirades As a queer person covering this team, I was surprised by my emotional response to Monday’s news cycle. Ivey’s comments certainly were not the most heinous example of homophobia I’ve heard in my life, but this was the first time I had encountered vocal discrimination in the workplace. It hurt, but not for long.