A photo posted by Kyrie Irving (@kyrieirving) on Jan 10, 2016 at 6:46pm PST
It looks like Kehlani and Kyrie Irving, point guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers have been bitten by the love bug. The two confirmed their relationship on Instagram.
On Sunday (Jan. 10) night, the hoop star and Grammy-nominated songstress shared photos together, one with a very telling caption.
“Nothing else really matters when I’m with you…and That’s when I knew I had someone special… as sappy as they come lol” Irving wrote on Instagram.
The “Down For You” singer shared a more quirky photo of the two with a caption to match.
LING LING. COME HEA. Miss you already doooooode KEEP KICKIN BUTTTTT. P.s. This is us all day. Complete stupidity. Captured by @edwardhajari A photo posted by Lani Tsunami AKA lil'LayLow (@kehlani) on Jan 10, 2016 at 7:02pm PST
As noted by XXL, they join Iggy Azalea and Nick “Swaggy P” Young, Russell Wilson and Ciara as well as Iman Shumpert and Teyana Taylor as high profile pairings combining athletics with the music world.
Kehlani has been previously linked to PARTYNEXTDOOR. Back in 2014, rumors began to swirl about the two. It was widely believed that PND and Kehlani were dating following social media posts and a song titled "Girl From Oakland," which was featured on his PNDCOLOURS EP. Last July, the Toronto artist shared a track on SoundCloud uploaded as "Kehlani's Freestyle.” The title of the track was later changed to “Things & Such.”
Things have apparently been on the upswing for Kehlani as of late. The Bay Area-born singer’s debut album, You Should Be Here, is up for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2016 Grammy Awards. The album, released in April, features guest spots from BJ The Chicago Kid and Chance The Rapper. She began gaining traction following the release of her Cloud 19 mixtape. Complex listed the project as No. 28 on its "50 Best Albums of 2014" list.
As for Irving, he has returned from his knee injury and has played in nine of the Cavs 35 games this season.
Congrats to the happy couple!
