“He didn't learn everything from his dad”: Carmelo Anthony’s ex-wife La La once took the credit for Kiyan Anthony’s great hooping skills
Despite having his own game, fans expect to see timely glimpses of Carmelo Anthony in Kiyan Anthony. One of those came during Peach Jam's PIT tourney, where the 17-year-old dropped 40-points on more than 70% shooting. Fans could not help but compare the youngster to his father, finding similarities in his love for shooting and his ability to get it done from all areas on the floor.
Nevertheless, in a video from March 7, on Kiyan Anthony's birthday, his mother, La La Anthony, claimed that some of his moves were passed on by her, through her experience as a varsity player.
"I did [play varsity in high school] and no one gives me the respect to the credit," La La Anthony said. "I was a guard. By the way, he didn't learn everything from his dad," she added after sharing that she was a guard.
La La Anthony is mostly known for her connection to Carmelo Anthony, apart from her illustrious entertainment career. She began with radio shows and then transitioned primarily to hosting through gigs with MTV and VH1. Moreover, with some production experience, she has starred in over 20 movies and over 60 television shows.
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As Kiyan Anthony makes the most of his Tokyo trip with La La Anthony, Carmelo and his "7PM in Brooklyn" crew uploaded an episode with the young hooper and Paul George on July 31.
In one of the segments, Anthony was asked about the most desired skill that he wanted to inherit from his father. Immediately, Anthony talked highly of Carmelo Anthony's ability to keep his body between the ball and the defender, albeit while trucking his way to the basket.
"I feel like just his versatility," Kiyan Anthony said. "A lot of stars just got like one-dimensional like just could shoot or is bouncy, could dunk on somebody but like he was shooting and then body bumping into the basket. I feel like that's just, a lot of people don't got that," he followed. (starts at 57:30)
Moreover, he also claimed he desired to earn the respect of his fellow athletes, just like Melo did, to call his basketball journey a success.