Carmelo Anthony’s hat lights up Twitter

THINK Willy Wonka. Pharrell Williams. Uncle Sam. New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony’s ridiculous hat choice was a gift for social media.

THINK Willy Wonka. Pharrell Williams. Uncle Sam. NBA star Carmelo Anthony’s ridiculous hat choice was a gift for social media.

After the New York Knicks fell to a disappointing 110-99 loss against the Brooklyn Nets yesterday, Anthony fronted the media in an enormous shiny top hat.

He wasn’t doing it to be funny, either. The man takes his fashion seriously.

The bad news for Melo is his dandy hat only served as glorious fuel for the Twitterati.

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— Ryan Nanni (@celebrityhottub) November 8, 2014

.@SBNationNBA Carmelo Anthony's hat makes him look like the Tin Man in The Wiz pic.twitter.com/CPiJNrcmYy

— Ritcharts Prior (@ritchtp) November 8, 2014

Oh, you shot 5-20 in a loss to the Nets? Tell me more... #MeloWonka pic.twitter.com/Lm5gwdoLnW

— wrausch (@PithyPunk) November 8, 2014

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— netw3rk (@netw3rk) November 8, 2014

I'm seen Carmelo Anthony's hat somewhere before #BKNvsNYK #Knicks pic.twitter.com/R5J801fECF

— mafialife frank (@mafialifefrank) November 8, 2014

The press got stuck into him, too.

“The New York Knicks may have a new All-Star trendsetter in the locker room,” wrote the Huffington Post.

“Unfortunately, opponents may not have as much to worry about these days when it come to the Knicks’ on-court style.”