Bulls coach Billy Donovan stood by the decision on Monday.

“I think there’s a certain level of standards and expectations that are here,” Donovan told the Athletic. “I mean, we have people from all different walks of life working in the building and players from all different walks of life, right? So, the first thing is, everybody comes with their own personal experiences. But one is, we’ve got to all be professional. I think there’s got to be a high level of respect for one another, and we got to help each other and then be accountable to those standards.”

Though Ivey has been outspoken about his religious beliefs, the intensity of his outspokenness has increased in recent years, per new reporting in ESPN. Some team staff members have described Ivey as “preachy” in the locker room.

According to ESPN, Ivey is prone to going on long social media rants about his religion, his depression, and his negative feelings toward Catholicism.

Shortly after the Bulls announced their decision, Ivey took to Instagram again, this time calling the Bulls “liars, bro” and saying “This is lying.”

“They’re lying saying my conduct is detrimental to the team,” he said, per The Athletic. “That’s a lie. Ask any one of them coaches in there, ‘Was I a good teammate?’ All I’m preaching about is Jesus Christ and they waived me. They say I’m crazy, right? I’m psycho.”

In comments shared by Athletic reporter Jared Weiss on Monday, Donovan also spoke about the need for mental health resources for all players.

“I think in this day and age, you have to be conscientious of all these guys may be going through things,” he said in footage Weiss shared on X. “And I’m not passing judgment on what Jaden is or is not going through. But I do worry about that, not only for Jaden, but for all of our players. Are we providing the resources, which I think we do, to help them in any way we can? I think if any player reached out and said I need some help in this, we could help them.”

On Tuesday, while speaking on Instagram Live, Ivey said that his wife and family have stopped speaking with him.

“That’s why my wife in here, and she not even texting me,” Ivey said, per the Athletic. “Those who are around me, those who are my family members betraying [me] because of what I spoke. The truth. Betraying me. Saying that I’m losing my mind. Saying that I’m crazy. … Those are my own household. All because of the Gospel. All because I said the truth.”

Prior to joining the Bulls, Ivey was a member of the Detroit Pistons. On Tuesday, Pistons coach JB Bickerstaff commented on Ivey’s waiver from the Chicago-based team.

“I don’t think we can overlook the human aspect of all these things and how that impacts people and their decisions,” Bickerstaff told a Detroit Free Press reporter. “Having said that, I also believe the NBA is one of the most inclusive environments in pro sports, and it’s a genuine thing that celebrates different ethnicities, heritages, sexual preferences, whatever it may be,” Bickerstaff said. “The NBA brings people together. I think that’s the great thing about our sport, and it’s something that we understand the responsibility as you live that day to day, but giving people an opportunity to be who they are.”

Though the Bulls have let him go, Ivey will receive his full $10.1 million salary, the team confirmed to The Athletic. Ivey played just four games for the Bulls, having been recently traded and then put on leave due to a knee injury, per ESPN.