Sometimes you want the people in your life to be there for the important events, even if they can't actually be there in person. That's where FaceTime comes in. Carmelo Anthony's son Kiyan was called in via video message by his mom La La Anthony to watch his dad make history on Monday night, and it resulted in a heartfelt moment they both will likely always remember.
In doing so, he passed Alex English on the NBA 's all-time points list and now holds the 18th spot in that category. The year-old came into the game with 25, career points, inching towards English, who clocks in at 25, points. Melo's performance against the Bulls was enough to surpass that mark and move him up in the history books.
La La wanted to make sure Kiyan, who she has previously called "dad's number one fan" on social media, did not miss the moment. She rang in their year-old son who was able to get his father's attention during the chaos of the game. Anthony gave Kiyan a salute and in an arena with a 23, person capacity, for that one second it seemed Melo and his son interacting was the only thing going on.
After the game, Anthony talked about what it meant to have his son be a small part of the historic moment. We take these moments for granted, but my wife being here, my son is on FaceTime Anytime we can get to share that we will do it. Even though it was any away crowd, Anthony got resounding cheers, chants and was met with a sea of high fives as he left the building. Anthony also ended the night with 8 rebounds and 2 assists. After the game Anthony said , "I'm starting to get my feel and my flow back" and mentioned that he still has the one game at a time mentality.
The Trail Blazers beat the Bulls and now sit at With the loss, the Bulls sit at as well. Melo will be able to add to his career points total on Wednesday when Portland hosts the Oklahoma City Thunder. Up next:. Carmelo Anthony FaceTimes with son from wife's phone during breakout game against Bulls.
