Kanye West acknowledged Kylie Jenner blindsided him by secretly signing with PUMA and he WAS pissed off ... and he says PUMA's competition, Adidas, saved him.
Our photog asked Kanye a slew of questions Wednesday at LAX, and Kanye's choice of words is interesting ... "It's possible to go under and still make it out." Kanye was talking about him sinking $53 mil into his fashion biz, and getting no bites from investors.
Kanye has lots of love for Adidas ... which sounds like his peace treaty with Kylie could get problematic.