Kiyan and LaLa Anthony in 2023.Photo:Udo Salters/Patrick McMullan via Getty
Udo Salters/Patrick McMullan via Getty
He’s a star!
La La Anthony’s sonKiyan Anthonyis already a nationally ranked high school basketball champion at 16, following in the footsteps of his dadCarmelo Anthony.
“He’s got almost a million followers!” she says, while talking about her partnership withDelsym, and how she keeps the family healthy with her special chicken soup recipe during the winter months. (The cough syrup brand recently launched itscomfort meal kit campaign, where you can get the ingredients for La La’s soup delivered.)
“He’s not addicted to posting or anything like that, but he loves to put up his highlights from games or his workout routines. It’s important, especially now that he’s starting to visit colleges. You want people to know what you’re doing.”
La La Anthony and son Kiyan.Michael Loccisano/Getty
Michael Loccisano/Getty
It’s certainly working — Anthony says thatKiyan has already receivedmultiple fullscholarship offersfrom some of the top basketball schools in the country — and he also recently visited Syracuse, where his dad played for a year before becoming a New York Knick.
She adds that his growing popularity comes with one problem — he’s starting to get recognized wherever he goes. “It does get hard for him sometimes when it’s time to move around,” she says.
So I’m a little bit careful with him taking the subways and stuff like that. It’s kind of hard for him to navigate the city when people are like, ‘Hey, let’s take a picture!’
The proud mom adds that Kiyan recently killed it at his first home game of the season.
“We all recently went to his first home game,” she reveals of her andher ex husband.“It was great — he got 26 points, so we were all really excited. We’re always front and center when it comes to supporting him.”
As far as where he might end up once he’s out of college? Still unclear, but she does say Kiyan is a huge Knicks fan.
“My son’s father was a New York Knicks legend, so they’ve been to a ton of games this season already. It’s nice for him to be able to experience that, especially now that he’s a big player himself.”
source: people.com
