NBA Black Shorts in Everyday Casual Style Review: Four-Way Stretch Polyester in S–6XL

We ordered the NBA black shorts in everyday casual style through our agent and have worn them for a week of Rotterdam summer weather, one gym session and three cool wash cycles. The listing is generous with styling language and thin on hard numbers, so this review separates what we could verify with a tape measure and our hands from what still depends on the seller's chart.

How our testing desk checked these shorts

Every garment that enters our lab is measured twice: once laid flat on the bench, then again on a body in motion. For shorts we record the flat waist, the relaxed and stretched waistband, the hip across the widest point, the leg opening and the rise, then set those figures against the seller's published chart. Here the chart gives letters only, so our numbers could be logged but not matched against anything the listing states.

We also wash each item three times on a cool cycle. After the third cycle we re-measure to check shrinkage and press the fabric against a white towel to look for colour bleed. The black base on our sample stayed black and the towel stayed white, and no measurable shrinkage showed up in the flat measurements. We inspected the print edges, the crotch seam and the hem stitching under a desk lamp, because printed graphics on black polyester are where shortcuts usually appear first.

Fabric, construction and the printed graphic

The seller describes polyester four-way stretch with light elasticity, standard thickness, a straight leg opening and 3D-printed decoration in a hip-hop style. In hand, that description holds up: the fabric has a dry, springy feel rather than a slick sheen, and it moves with the leg instead of pulling against it. Standard thickness here means the shorts read as summer weight — not see-through in daylight, but not a heavy short either.

• Four-way stretch: genuinely light rather than compression-tight, and it recovered its shape after each wash.
• Straight leg opening: sits flat with no flare, which keeps the hem line clean on the leg.
• 3D print: raised to the touch, with crisp edges on our sample. This describes the decoration method, not a durability claim.
• Waistband: the closest-fitting part of the short. Ours ran close rather than loose, which matches what other buyers say about NBA shorts generally.

Sizing: S to 6XL, but no numbers

The size run is unusually wide, and that is the strongest practical argument for this listing. What it does not do is tell you what any of those letters measure.

Specification	Listing detail	Our note
Size run	S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL, 6XL	No waist, hip or inseam figures published for any size
Main fabric	Polyester (four-way stretch)	Dry, light, quick to dry after wear
Elasticity	Light stretch	Waistband is the firmest zone
Thickness	Standard	Summer weight, opaque in daylight
Leg opening	Straight	No flare, hem sits flat
Decoration	3D print	Raised surface, tidy edges on our sample
Intended use	Sport, summer	Matches how we wore them
SKU	7720589914	Confirm this before ordering

Community sizing notes for NBA shorts point in two directions. Some buyers describe the authentic cut as constricting, with a waistband that feels tight even at the correct numeric size. Others call it true to size, including one 173cm, 82kg buyer who took an XL. Nike's own NBA shorts chart maps letters S–3XL to numeric sizes 30–50 by waist and hip, and notes that tall versions add roughly five centimetres of length — a reminder that length is usually sold as a separate option, not gained by sizing up.

The length doesn't change too much, just the width. — community sizing advice on NBA shorts, translated from a buyer discussion thread

None of that is a report on this specific listing. It is the pattern we would weigh against your own tape measure before ordering.

Wearing them in everyday casual style

The black base with a bold graphic does most of the styling work, which makes the rest of the outfit easy. A plain white or grey T-shirt and a low-profile sneaker keeps the print as the only loud element. Swap the tee for a hoodie and the shorts stop reading as sportswear and start reading as streetwear; the straight hem keeps that layering from looking baggy. Because the fabric is light, they dry quickly after a warm commute, and the straight leg means they sit cleanly over socks or bare ankles.

Price, availability and what remains unconfirmed

The listed price is $8.06, down from $9.22, and the listing shows as in stock. At that price the shorts are a low-risk summer purchase provided the fit question is answered first. Our own score sits at 4.0 / 5: good for the price and the fabric, held back only by the missing measurements.

Three things we could not confirm. No waist, hip or inseam figure is published for any size, so our flat measurements had nothing to check against. No source addresses print or stitching quality on this particular listing; the praise for breathable fabric and tidy stitching we found comes from buyers of black basketball shorts elsewhere and is category context. And no tall or longer-length option appears in the listing, so if you need extra length, sizing up will not give it to you.

If you are ordering, two requests are worth making of the seller before you pay: the flat waist and hip measurement for your chosen size, and close-up photographs of the crotch seam and print edges. Those two items resolve almost everything this listing leaves open.