Dee Brown

We bring in the athletic NBA writer, Joel Lorenzi.

He's at JoelXLorenzi on X. He covers the NBA via Chicago.

He has been a very big part of covering the Bulls most recently.

And he's a part of a story called,

That is right now out on The Athletic.

The headline is Jaden Ivey's turbulent NBA career from top five pick to waved by the Bulls.

Joel, thanks for joining us.

Good.

I hadn't been able to talk about this story until today.

And it's upsetting from a personal standpoint of just hoping he's okay.

How has this unfolded for you when it's come to being a part of the beat that covered him and then also the events that have all taken place and seeing the videos that continue to come out on social media?

I mean, it just puts people in a really tough spot.

It puts people in an awkward spot.

You want to have a candid relationship that's professional as reporters with somebody you're trying to interview.

And as we understand, Joelle, some of this is also...

He couldn't answer questions about basketball without bringing some of this stuff up first.

You couldn't get answers about the actual games or about his actual performance.

And then we see really disturbing video where he talks about suicide attempts and pills and that type of thing.

I mean, it's a lot to take in.

And you're right.