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Carmelo Anthony expressed his immense pride in his son, Kiyan Anthony, after the 17-year-old committed to Syracuse on Friday.

In a video shared on social media, Carmelo was visibly emotional as he discussed what Kiyan’s commitment to his alma mater meant:

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Carmelo Anthony gets emotional at Kiyan Anthony’s announcement party in Syracuse, says Kiyan has a chance to bring New York back to where it should be pic.twitter.com/KNHdTgGOdX

Carmelo Anthony was one-and-done at Syracuse in 2002-03, but his imprint on the school won’t be forgotten. He led Syracuse to its first and only national championship in April 2003. Six years later, he gave back in the form of the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center, a training facility that houses the men’s and women’s hoops teams.

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