NBA Black Shorts Review: Polyester Four-Way Stretch, S–6XL

These NBA black shorts are a summer-weight, straight-hem short in polyester four-way stretch, sold under SKU 7720589914 at $8.06, down from a listed $9.22, and currently marked in stock. We ordered a pair through a shopping agent, reviewed the warehouse QC photos before shipment, and inspected the shorts in our Rotterdam testing room next to the size chart we used to buy them.

What the listing actually specifies

That 1–3 cm tolerance is the only measurement language on the page. There is no waist, hip or inseam figure anywhere in the listing, which is the single biggest gap for anyone buying blind.

Fabric and construction

The shorts are polyester with a light four-way stretch — enough to move with a stride, not enough to feel like compression. We logged the fabric weight, checked the straight hem for twist, and photographed the seam lines at 10x magnification. Print edges are where 3D-printed graphics usually fail first, so we looked specifically at how the graphic sits on the black base rather than only at whether it is present.

The 3D print is a decoration method, not a durability promise. No source we found confirms print or stitching quality on this specific listing. Buyer reviews of black basketball shorts elsewhere describe breathable fabric and tidy stitching with no loose threads, but that is category context, not evidence about this seller's batch.

Sizing is the real decision point

The S–6XL run is genuinely wide for an $8.06 short, and it extends well past the 3XL ceiling of most charts. What is missing is the data to use it. Community notes on NBA shorts pull in two directions:

NBA shorts sizing that 30 was equivalent to a small...? To me it feels very constricting. Almost like very tight shape wear.

That buyer is describing authentic retail shorts, not this listing, so treat it as a warning about the category rather than a verdict on this item. Against it, other buyers describe NBA cuts as true to size, with one 173 cm / 82 kg buyer taking XL, and Nike's own men's NBA shorts chart maps S–3XL to numeric waist sizes 30–50 while noting that tall versions add roughly 5 cm of length. Community advice is consistent on one point: follow the chart, because sizing up mostly adds width, not length.

Our practical read after measuring the flat-laid waist and hem against the seller's chart: order from your own measurements, not from the letter you wear in other brands, and ask the seller for waist, hip and inseam numbers in centimetres before you commit. If a close, snug waistband is something you dislike, this is the piece to be careful with.

How it wears in a casual outfit

Black does most of the work here. It keeps the graphic readable without letting the shorts dominate, so the pair sits comfortably with a plain T-shirt and sneakers, and layers under a hoodie when the temperature drops. The straight leg opening keeps the silhouette relaxed rather than tapered, and the listed summer/sports positioning matches a short you can wear from a warm-weather walk to a pickup game without changing.

Value at $8.06

At this price the shorts are a low-risk experiment provided you nail the size first — that is where essentially all of the risk sits. Materials are honestly described (polyester, light stretch, standard thickness), the size run is broader than most, and availability is confirmed. What the listing does not give you is the measurement data to convert that into a confident order, and no independent source verifies the finish on this batch. Ask for close-ups of the seams and print edges, then buy.