Fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers have been a little worried about the well-being of the team as we approach the finals. This is because their star point guard, Kyrie Irving, has recently broken up with his singer-songwriter girlfriend, Kehlani, and has been receiving a lot of social media distractions as a result.
The story begins about a year ago, when Kehlani was dating a Canadian rapper who is signed with Drake’s record label and goes by the stage name Party Next Door. All seemed alright until the two had a nasty break-up that flooded social media. Party Next Door even recorded a song addressing the break-up shortly after. It wasn’t too long until rumors began to arise, hinting that Kehlani was dating the rising NBA superstar Kyrie Irving. These rumors were proven to be true through one of Kehlani’s Instagram posts on Valentine's Day.
Let's fast forward to March 28, the day Party Next Door posted a picture on Instagram that left a lot of people scratching their heads. What made this post so confusing was that it showed Party Next Door in bed with whom we believed, based on her tattoos, was Kehlani. At this point, all social media platforms were going crazy, as the rumor that Kehlani was cheating on Kyrie Irving with Party Next Door was circulating.
We all thought the story would end here, but Kehlani’s next Instagram post would take the situation to the next level. This is because she posted a picture of her in the hospital recovering from what she claimed to be a suicide attempt. She stated in her post that she did not cheat on Kyrie, despite the rumors, and that everyone was misinformed. She believed that these rumors were making her out to be a bad person and because she was struggling so bad with the actual situation, she “had no single wish to see tomorrow."
Shortly after, she posted a picture of Party Next Door sitting at her side, giving more evidence that the two are back together. After a few days, Kyrie Irving responded to all the hype behind the break-up. He first tweeted that Party Next Door posted the picture just to stir the pot of the situation. He then confirmed that he had separated from Kehlani before the picture was posted and that she hadn’t cheated on him despite the huge misunderstanding. He made one last tweet saying that he still cared for her and her family and that his main focus was and would remain basketball.
On Thursday, March 31, Kehlani posted a picture of hair on the floor with the caption “New Beginning.” This hinted that she was in fact cutting her hair in efforts to move on from this chapter of her life. While most agree that this marks a new beginning for the troubled R&B singer, a lot of people following this story believe she is losing control of her life.
Despite everything that has happened at this point, it would be best for both Kyrie Irving and Kehlani to go their separate ways and put this behind them, as they are both still young in their careers and have a lot more to worry about than a silly social media relationship.
