Church That Got Bieber To Stop Touring Influenced Kyrie Irving's Trade Demand

Well, this is something.

The same Australian church leader that's allegedly behind Justin Bieber's decision to suddenly cancel his tour also influenced Kyrie Irving's decision to demand a trade from the Cavs.

According to TMZ:

Church sources tell us Kyrie, who's been an active member for a long time, met with [Hillsong Church leader Carl] Lentz earlier this month about his desires to step out of LeBron James' shadow. We're told Lentz didn't tell Kyrie to "leave Cleveland" -- instead he listened to Kyrie's concerns, and encouraged him to make the decision he felt was best. There's a reason it sounds so similar to Justin's Purpose tour shocker -- Bieber, Lentz and Irving all hung out together in L.A. just over a week ago. You could say they were on Kyrie's turf ... playing pop-a-shot at Dave & Buster's.

TMZ says Irving -- who was born in Australia -- is much closer to Lentz than Bieber, who recently met him, is.

Bieber is apparently contemplating starting his own church. We'll see if Irving starts talking about forming his own NBA team ...

Here's the vid of Kyrie, Justin and the church leader hanging out.