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Watch Carmelo Anthony coach his 9-year-old son at Knicks practice facility

Published Dec. 20, 2016 11:16 a.m. ET

Brett Smiley

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After practice on Monday, New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony turned from player to coach-dad and spent a while showing his 9-year-old son Kiyan a few things.

Via ESPN's Ian Begley, Here's Melo giving pointers to Kiyan as the youngster drives to the rim:

https://twitter.com/IanBegley/status/810938280938184704

And here's Anthony drilling his protege on some footwork:

Anthony has called Kiyan his "mini-me" and has taught him how to apply cologne, so Kiyan is pretty well prepared for middle school without about three years to spare.

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