'I will f*ck somebody up for my kid' — Carmelo Anthony's ex-wife La La Anthony was more serious about their son's basketball career than the NBA legend
Carmelo Anthony La La Anthony. Image via: Shareif Ziyadat/Getty
Carmelo Anthony
and
La La Anthony
's son,
Kiyan Anthony
, is on a mission to make his name in the basketball scene. However, in his journey and his evolution as a basketball player, La La has a bigger role than that of Carmelo. In an appearance at 7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony, she shared details of her role in shaping Kiyan's basketball journey.
La La Anthony once revealed that she has a bigger role in Kiyan's basketball journey than Carmelo Anthony
La La Anthony has been the engine powering her son Kiyan Anthony's basketball journey. She previously revealed that she has been taking on a more intense role than even his father, NBA legend Carmelo Anthony.
La La Anthony Gets Real on How She Is As A Basketball Mom
Appearing on 7 PM in Brooklyn alongside Carmelo, La La spoke candidly about the emotional and demanding process of raising a young athlete. While many might assume Carmelo, with his years of NBA experience, would be the one pushing their son forward, La La revealed it's often been her holding Kiyan to the highest standard.
"I'm way harder on him than his dad is," La La admitted. "There were times where Melo would just be like, 'It's going to happen. It's going to come.' And I'm like, 'But why isn't that happening now? I'm not seeing the growth.'"
That frustration, she explained, came from a place of love and high expectations. Watching her son pour in long hours in the gym and not seeing immediate results was difficult. But it was Carmelo who reminded her to be patient.
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He believed in the process, and as it turns out, he was right.
'All of a sudden, it just started clicking,' she said, reflecting on the moment when Kiyan's efforts began to show results on the court. 'Now we're seeing all the hard work and the hours pay off. But he works incredibly hard… he's my inspiration 'cause he works so hard.'
La La has also been fiercely protective of her son, especially when she senses that others— referees, critics, or competitors— are unfairly targeting him because of who his father is.
'You'll fight anybody for your kid. I will f*ck somebody up for my kid. I don't play no games,' she said bluntly. 'Kiyan is always like, 'Mom, you got to calm down.' I don't play about my kid at all.'
Still, she accepts it as part of the journey, even if it doesn't sit well with her. 'I know it comes with it,' she admitted, 'but yeah, I think any basketball mom would feel the same way.'
Carmelo, meanwhile, took a more measured tone, praising Kiyan's natural pace and evolution as a player. 'Kai is a guy who picks the pace up... he's a boxer, he's trying the game out, he's feeling the game out,' he explained.
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Interestingly, the difference of opinion of the former NBA couple was happening before Kiyan, who was also present in the episode, silently watching his parents' candid and sweet argument about him.
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