Carmelo Anthony and La La share awkward exchange in rare appearance since the NBA star’s secret daughter was born with his lover

After her ex-husband’s appearance on his podcast, many individuals are wondering if something continues to be occurring between La La Anthony and Carmelo Anthony.

The “Power” actress joined the former New York Knicks player and his co-host, The Kid Mero, on the season two premiere of “7 p.m. Brooklyn” along with their 16-year-old son, Kiyan Anthony. The November 115 episode was dedicated to Kiyan’s announcement of his decision to attend his father’s alma mater, Syracuse University.

La La got here onto the show after about 10 minutes, greeting everyone warmly, smiling, and offering hugs and kisses to – well, almost everyone.

She sat up, turned to her ex and joked, “Oh, they’re going to talk shit because I didn’t hug you.”

Carmelo casually replied, “It’s okay, we’re far away.”

But in a funny way, she did exactly what she was attempting to avoid by drawing attention to the moment.

She stood up and tiptoed over to him, though only partially, leaving the 10-time All-Star to step forward and meet her for an especially quick and noticeably awkward “church hug.”

When La La returned to her place on the ‘couch’, she giggled along with Mero, clearly aware of the situation, and then joked, “Hi, daddy dear.”

The stiff hug immediately sparked an uproar amongst fans, with some saying it looked more forced than friendly. While the moment could have been harmless, La La’s decision to point it out only drew attention to the hug. Fortunately, the remainder of the episode focused on their successful co-parenting and the excitement of Kiyan achieving his goal of joining the Syracuse Orange basketball team.

Fans on YouTube comments section celebrated their teamwork and reflected on a hug.

“It’s a fact that La La and Melo really stepped up and pushed the bulls aside so that their son could develop in a stress-free environment and feel fully supported. Blessings, man,” one comment read, adding: “Good luck to Kiyan in Syracuse. Let’s hope he grows into an incredible jumper.”

Another fan wrote, “This hug reduced the faith in my delusional mind that anything would rekindle. BUTTT As someone who grew up on Melo and La La, this was an incredible full circle moment. I actually have been watching Kiya play for a very long time and cannot wait to see what he does in college and in the league.

Someone else said, “Hey, the hug with Lala was more awkward than no hug at all.”

However, one viewer saw it in a different way, writing: “And congratulate Lala for getting ahead of the trolls and hugging Melo so they have something else to talk about.”

A fifth added: “Yo!!!! I love the fact that his parents are HERE!!!!! They don’t even fuck each other, but they keep their fingers crossed for their child TOGETHER!!! Shout out to La and Melo, man. I’m proud of them because they raised not only a football player, but also a bright young man!”

While the two appear to have put aside their differences for Kiyan’s sake, their story hasn’t been without drama. Carmelo fathered a baby with one other woman during his marriage to the “BMF” star, which reportedly caused a everlasting rift between him and La La.

According to a previous report by TMZ, there have been also rumors that Anthony could have fathered twins. La La filed for divorce in 2021 and when asked what caused the split, she replied revealed to Angie Martinez: “There were other people involved.”

“It was bad because there were allegations,” she added. “It got worse.”

Although La La continues to publicly support her son and his father, fans have noticed that he has been staying away from the little girl. When Carmelo’s daughter Genesis turned 7, fans noticed her absence from her Knicks-themed birthday celebration.

“La La said she doesn’t play stepmom to ANYONE. Let someone else do it,” one fan commented on The Neighborhood Talk Instagram.

Another wrote: “La La is the epitome of the saying, ‘If your man has a baby outside, you bounce like a bouncy house!'”

While the baby could have caused tension between the former couple, the situation doesn’t appear to have an effect on Kiyan, who still admires his father. Although he doesn’t consider Carmelo to be considered one of the top three basketball players of all time, he decided to follow in his father’s footsteps and enroll at Syracuse University.

Despite their past, La La and Carmelo proved they might unite for his or her son by making this moment about him quite than their history.