Lakers Legend Magic Johnson Responds To Kiyan Anthony News

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson sent out a post after Kiyan Anthony announced his college decision.

Ben Stinar | Nov 15, 2024

Mar 1, 1988; Seattle, WA , USA: FILE PHOTO; Los Angeles Lakers guard Magic Johnson (32) on the bench against the Seattle Supersonics at Center Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Imagn Images / Imagn Images

On Friday evening, Kiyan Anthony announced that he would be playing his freshman year of college basketball at Syracuse.

Anthony is ranked by ESPN as the best player in New York (and 36th in the country).

Via 7PM in Brooklyn: "The moment Kiyan announced his decision to go to Syracuse 🙌"

The moment Kiyan announced his decision to go to Syracuse 🙌 https://t.co/M6pRRtjshK pic.twitter.com/rATyFfnx5x
— 7PM in Brooklyn (@7PMinBrooklyn) November 15, 2024

Thousands of people reacted to the news, and one person who sent out a post was Basketball Hall of Famer Magic Johnson.

His post had over 1,000 likes and 230,000 impressions.

SportsCenter wrote: "Kiyan Anthony is heading to Syracuse just like Pops 🍊"

Johnson responded: "Like father, like son! First Carmelo and now Kiyan 🔥"

Like father, like son! First Carmelo and now Kiyan 🔥 https://t.co/vEHkHbpIus
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) November 15, 2024

Kiyan spoke about his decision to join the Orange.

Kiyan (via 7PM in Brooklyn): "Just looking at Syracuse and seeing what could be done over there... They already have top people coming in who I'm close with... And then the ACC, they play Duke, Carolina, they play all the good schools."

Kiyan's father (Carmelo Anthony) is one of the most accomplished basketball players of all time.

The ten-time All-Star led the Orange to the 2003 NCAA Championship over Kansas before getting selected with the third pick in the NBA Draft.

It’s your time now. @kiyananthony pic.twitter.com/4LQz3n8SbA
— Carmelo Anthony (@carmeloanthony) November 15, 2024

Anthony played 19 seasons for the Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Lakers, Portland Trail Blazers, OKC Thunder, New York Knicks and Houston Rockets.

His career averages were 22.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 44.7% from the field and 35.5% from the three-point range.