“He’s all grown up”: Carmelo Anthony’s ex Lala Anthony emotionally reacts to son Kiyan’s progression mixtape  

Kiyan Anthony, son of NBA great Carmelo Anthony, is one of the many young basketball offspring set to follow in their famous father's footsteps in the coming years. The high school senior has been active in basketball from a very young age, and a fan on TikTok compiled some of his hoops footage to show his growth as a player.

Kiyan's mother, La La Anthony, reposted the video, which included a young Kiyan learning his father's famous jab step move and training with Melo, to her Instagram story on Tuesday. La La added several tearing-up emojis to her story, along with the caption,

"He's all grown up"

Anthony has drawn much attention this summer after his exploits in the Nike EYBL. He was named the No. 1 recruit in New York by ESPN last month and is all set to make a final decision about his college soon.

In July, the guard announced his top six schools and it included his father's former school, Syracuse, along with Rutgers, USC, Florida State, Ohio State and Auburn.

While many predict that the younger Anthony will soon be sporting the Orange jersey, the young star is being more open-minded about his final decision.

"It's no pressure going there. I know wherever I go, I'm just gonna go there and play my game," Kiyan told On3. "But my dad always tells me, 'Don't feel like you got to go to Syracuse because I went there. Really look into these colleges and choose where you want to go.'"

Carmelo Anthony sets out his one rule for Kiyan about college

While Carmelo Anthony is hands-off when it comes to his son's college decision, he does have one rule that his son will have to follow. In a February episode of his podcast, 7 PM in Brooklyn, Melo shared that he discourages taking the one-and-done route.

“My son is going to college. I don't even preach one-and-done to him," he said despite him doing the same in 2004. "We’re not even playing that game because I don't even want you to start thinking that right now.”

“You start shortcutting s**t and you start rushing s**t, we ain't rushing nothing. You go to college. If you have to stay for two, if you have to stay for three, we go to college."

The former New York Knicks legend also added that most players are not prepared for the big league. Therefore, he would prefer his son to take his time in college before moving.