Tuesday night was a near quarter century in the making and almost everyone dressed accordingly — almost.

Basketball fans ripped basketball legend Carmelo Anthony for dressing in overly casual attire for an analyst during the highly anticipated return of NBA on NBC after 23 years.

Anthony made his NBC analyst debut on the network’s pregame show ahead of the league’s season opener between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder — standing out like a sore thumb between Maria Taylor, Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter.

While his fellow legendary NBA counterparts wore suits, he sported a black quarter-zip sweatshirt and sunglasses.

Fans took to social media to rib the Hall of Famer for treating Tuesday night in Oklahoma City like it was 7PM in Brooklyn – an episode of his acclaimed podc

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