Despite their separation, Carmelo Anthony and his ex-wife La La Anthony have remained united when it comes to parenting their son, Kiyan Anthony. Thanks to their dedication, their 18-year-old son has showed discipline both on and off the court.

Carmelo sat down with Kyan in a one-on-one conversation on “Close Friends Only with Instagram” on YouTube. Social media has become an undeniable source of not only entertainment for people but also a big source of income. However, according to Anthony, he and his wife decided to keep Kiyan off Instagram until he was in middle school.

Alluding to their restriction on Instagram use for his son, the New York Knicks legend revealed how La La had a strict rule against Kiyan using Instagram.

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“I would give myself some credit on that. And well, I also would give your mother some credit because she stood tall on you not having Instagram,” Carmelo Anthony said. (14:00 onwards) “If it was up to her, you probably would just got Instagram.”

The 10x All-Star also credited his son for constantly proving himself to be responsible.

“So, For me, it was, for us, it was just more about, having a conversation and like, okay, now he’s proven himself, or, he’s responsible, Well let’s try this and let’s, take it step by step, and just see what happens in once you got it.”
“Those little tests, that, you know, you were being tested with, you was passing it with flying colors.