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All Carmelo Anthony's Son Wanted For His Birthday Were His Dad's Basketball Jerseys, So Mom La La Made It Happen

All Carmelo Anthony’s Son Wanted For His Birthday Were His Dad’s Basketball Jerseys, So Mom La La Made It Happen
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By Lauren Porter · Updated October 24, 2020

La La and Carmelo Anthony’s son, Kiyan, celebrated his birthday on Wednesday, and on the special day, all the 11-year-old really wanted was a keepsake from his father’s collegiate and professional basketball career.

The actress took to Instagram to share the gift she gave to her baby boy, and it was the sweetest!

This is all he wanted for his birthday today πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰every single one of his dad’s basketball jerseys from Highschool, College, Olympics, and the NBA (missing Towson Catholic..that’s a hard one to find, McDonalds All American (even harder), & All Star πŸ€¦πŸ½β€β™€οΈ)πŸ”₯πŸ”₯HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIYAN!!!! πŸŽŠπŸŽ‰πŸŽπŸ­

A post shared by β„’αŽ― β„’αŽ― (@lala) on Mar 7, 2018 at 7:37pm PST

“This is all he wanted for his birthday today every single one of his dad’s basketball jerseys from High school, College, Olympics, and the NBA (missing Towson Catholic..that’s a hard one to find, McDonalds All American (even harder), & All Star) HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIYAN!!!!”

Anthony attended both Towson Catholic and Oak Hill Academy for high school, was a McDonald’s All-American in 2002, went to Syracuse University for college, has played his NBA career with the Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, as well as the Oklahoma City Thunder and, is a member of Team USA basketball.

To celebrate his son’s birthday, the basketball phenom shared a heartfelt message to mark the occasion.

“Happy Born Day, ‘If I Could Give You One Thing In Life, I Would Give You The Ability To See Yourself Through My Eyes, Only Then Would You Realize How Special You Are To Me’. I Would Always Ride With You!!!,” he wrote.

Happy Born Day πŸ‘‘ "If I Could Give You One Thing In Life, I Would Give You The Ability To See Yourself Through My Eyes, Only Then Would You Realize How Special You Are To Me” -I Would Always Ride With You!!! #STAYME7O

A post shared by Carmelo Anthony (@carmeloanthony) on Mar 7, 2018 at 3:59pm PST

Happy 11th Birthday to my son & my best friend!!!! πŸŽ‰πŸŽŠπŸŽKiyan Carmelo Anthony I thank GOD everyday for you. You are an amazing kid with a heart of gold. You believe in GOD, you say ur prayers, & you treat people with love. I’m so proud of the young man you are becoming. Mommy loves you! Happy Birthday! #bff #happybirthday πŸŽŠπŸŽ‰πŸ™πŸ½

A post shared by β„’αŽ― β„’αŽ― (@lala) on Mar 7, 2018 at 9:09am PST

 

Happy birthday, Kiyan!

TOPICS:  Lala Anthony
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