Kyrie Irving -- 'Nothing But Love for Kehlani' ... But Blames Her Ex

Kyrie Irving finally broke his silence on his ex-GF Kehlani ... saying he has "nothing but love and compassion" for her -- but blames HER ex-BF for starting all of the social media drama.

As we previously reported, Kehlani was placed on a psychiatric hold earlier this week -- claiming she was suicidal after social media shamed her for allegedly cheating on Irving with her ex-BF ... a guy named "PartyNextDoor."

But in a Twitter statement Wednesday night, Irving pointed the finger at PND -- claiming it was his fault for posting a pic of him and Kehlani in bed before the world knew she had broken up with Kyrie.

"I do not justify the picture or what dude did to try and spark all of this non sense that could have been avoided," Irving wrote.

"Me and Kehlani were not dating when the picture came out."

Irving added, "Nothing but love and compassion over this way for her and her family. My only focus the Game I love to play every night."

Irving has since removed his tweets.