Shaun White Says Selena Gomez’s Birthday Party Sparked Finneas Bromance

Shaun White and Finneas have Selena Gomez to thank for his or her bromance … so says the snowboarding legend himself, who tells TMZ Sports he first met his buddy on the actress/singer’s birthday celebration — they usually’ve been tight ever since!!

We spoke with White out at LAX this week — contemporary off his snowy adventures on the slopes with Billie Eilish‘s older bro/music collaborator and their girlfriends — and he gave us a breakdown of the “Naked” artist’s expertise following his first time on a snowboard.

“He made turns first day!” White stated of Finneas’ progress … joking, “I held his hand a little.”

Naturally, we requested how the blokes linked as much as start with … and Shaun admits it was merely bumping into one another on the bar whereas celebrating Selena’s massive day (unclear when this interplay went down, however Selena’s birthday is July 22).

After that, White invited Finneas to hitch him for some classes within the mountains … and he accepted!!

White says he truly enjoys giving his pals pointers … ‘trigger it helps him tune his personal expertise on the similar time!!