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The sneakers of the brand of some of the biggest players have always been in high demand. Kobe Bryant is one of the very few to have a sneaker brand built around him. A certain ten-time all-star was the rival of Kobe Bryant and the Lakers almost a decade back. Recently, his 16-year-old had his luck favor him as he got his hands on the brand-new Kobe merchandise.

Vanessa Bryant and Nike announced that Kobe Bryant’s estate signed a brand new contract with $156 billion Nike in 2022. Kobe’s sneakers are still one of the hottest properties in the basketball world. It’s hard to get your hands on the latest Kobe’s. But turns out luck favors you if you are the son of one of the best scorers in NBA history and Kobe’s rival.

Carmelo Anthony’s son expresses gratitude for Kobe Bryant sneakers

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Carmelo Anthony’s teenage son turned 16 this time around. Kiyan, who stands at a massive 6’4″, features as a guard for Christ the King. Seems like exceptional scoring ability runs in the genes of the Anthony family, as it was reported that Kiyan is a versatile shooter throughout the court. Recently, the teenager got his hands on one of the hottest properties in the world of basketball.

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Kiyan enjoys a massive following of over seven hundred thousand on social media. He recently posted a story where he shared a snap of the chic white sneakers he received from Vanessa Bryant. He captioned the post, “Thanks Auntie V @vanessabryant Mamba Mentality.” It’ll be interesting to witness how Kiyan performs donning those sneakers.

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Carmelo Anthony, a few days back, was spotted giving an important lesson to his basketball team involving his son.

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Carmelo gives his team a beatdown

Seems like Carmelo is having a difficult time embracing father time as he was once again spotted on the basketball court imparting invaluable basketball wisdom to his team of youngsters. Carmelo said, “Y’all not playing hard. Y’all playing soft. Y’all playing like suckers. You think y’all gonna be recruited by coaches playing like this?!”

Carmelo was pretty brutal with his words. He knows what it takes to achieve greatness and didn’t think twice being honest with his young team. It’ll be interesting to see if we’ll see more of Carmelo as the head coach of a basketball team.

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