Kyrie Irving In Talks W/ New Shoe Company After Nike Split, Musiq Soulchild Says

Kyrie Irving might be near discovering a brand-new tennis shoe partner … so states Musiq Soulchild, who informs TMZ Sports he’s heard the Nets super star is talking with a brand-new shoe business about a prospective handle the after-effects of his split with Nike.

We talked to the “B.U.D.D.Y.” artist in L.A. today … and he exposed to us that he got the shoe scoop after protecting a set of dope kicks from Devlin Carter at SIA Collective.

Musiq — genuine name Taalib Hassan Johnson — stated he was informed that Irving and Carter, who runs the “Somewhere In America” brand name that’s based out of Oakland, Calif., have actually been speaking in earnest about a future collab.

“I think that will be an awesome decision,” stated Musiq, who likewise raved about the SIA shoes he was using.

Of course, Kyrie is trying to find a brand-new shoe sponsor after he and Nike parted methods previously this month … following his suspension for tweeting a link to a movie containing controversial and antisemitic content.

Irving has actually made it recognized he desires a brand-new partner … covering up his shoes’ swooshes throughout a Dec. 7 video game with the messages “I AM FREE” and “Logo Here.”