“It’s an amazing thing but the fact that you are leaving home, you are going to be on your own… You got to learn how to cook; you got to like, learn how to clean your s–t; your apartment like all type; driving.” Carmelo Anthony advised his son to do a better job, since he would be living alone soon. Looks like the 17-year-old is already living the flashes of it as evident from his Thanksgiving celebrations with his mother and his close friends.

Zakariya Surillo, the Graceland University athlete, added multiple stories about Kiyan and his antics throughout the evening. “Pregame Aftermath 😂😂. Me and twin cooked lmaoo. We doing all over again today, Happy Thanksgiving everyone 🦃😂,” he wrote in the first story, and in the background, the 17-year-old was already passed out on the couch. But looks like the two received some help with the preparations soon.

La La Anthony and her friends and family were in the house. Though the karaoke session would make the highlight, Surillo’s update showed all hands on deck for the dinner preparations. A few hours in, and the table was stacked with dishes. “Happy Thanksgiving,” he concluded after a supposed first dinner party — that likely had Kiyan tired — before the actual Thanksgiving.

The ROHM star shared her side of the evening with her 14.9 million followers. “Pre gaming with the fam the night before Thanksgiving went craaazzzyyyyy 😂😂😂🦃🦃❤️❤️❤️HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYBODY!!!!” And Surillo also shared the post on his story “Pt2 today 😂😂.”

The recent gathering of La La Anthony’s closed ones had food, booze, and a karaoke system in the house. While Kiyan freestyled, La La shone with with her attempt at Nas’ It Ain’t Hard to Tell. Looks like the festive season was a bit more enthusiastic for the Anthony family after the 17-year-old finally took the first steps towards his next chapter, overcoming all the hurdles that may have come his way.

Kiyan Anthony acknowledges his shortcomings early in his career

Ranked as the number one player in New York class of 2025, things weren’t smooth for Carmelo Anthony’s son. “I was trash, I’m not going to lie. And my middle school and my dad made a team Black Ops, started playing middle school with them.” The 17-year also played baseball before switching his focusing completely to basketball.

“And then I got to high school. My freshman year didn’t really play, and now play AAU I did okay. Then my sophomore year, didn’t really play. I transferred to Long Island, Luther, my new high school, and then started getting better,” Kiyan admitted on his father’s podcast after he had announced his decision to join Syracuse.

During the Nike EYBL circuit, the four-star recruit averaged 20 points per game. Then in the NBPA Top 100 camp in Orlando, Kiyan made his presence felt by scoring 42 points in a game. By the camp’s end, he would lead the rest in scoring, by averaging 28.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 3.3 assists over eight games. So Kiyan has come a long way and Melo believes in him. “You’ve got a chance to put the school, the community, and New York back to where it’s supposed to be,” he had expressed and so, the 17-year-old has quite the task ahead of him now.