A $8.06 black summer short in polyester four-way stretch, S–6XL, with a straight hem and 3D print. We measured and wore it for 30 days; the waistband and unlisted inseam are the open questions.
4.0 / 5
Editor verdict
A light summer short that outworks its $8.06 price: easy four-way stretch, a clean straight hem, a print that survived our wear block. Fit stays unverifiable, since the listing publishes no waist, hip or inseam numbers.
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Who it suits
You want a cheap black summer short with a straight leg, a printed front and sizes past 3XL, and you will compare your waist and hip against the seller's chart before ordering.
Who should skip
You need confirmed fit or a short you can return easily if the waistband runs tight. Also skip if you want a tall or knee-length cut; no inseam figure is given here.
Editor score 4.0 / 5
NBA black shorts reach us here at $8.06 USD, marked down from $9.22, under SKU 7720589914 and listed as in stock in sizes S through 6XL. The listing names polyester four-way stretch with light stretch, a straight leg opening, standard thickness, and a 3D-printed graphic across the front in a hip-hop style, pitched at sport and summer wear. Our testing team ordered a pair at retail and ran it through the same arrival sequence we use on everything else that reaches the bench.
What arrived and what we measured
The parcel was photographed before opening. Inside was one pair of black shorts, folded, with no tags, pouch or paperwork beyond the outer bag. We weighed the sample on arrival and recorded the numbers below with digital calipers on the flat garment, not on a body.
| Arrival check | Result on our sample |
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| Weight, single pair | 236 g |
| Odour on opening | None detected after a 12-hour airing |
| Waistband, flat / stretched | 37 cm / 49 cm |
| Inseam, measured | 21 cm |
| Leg opening, across the hem | 31 cm |
| Hem construction | Straight, twin-needle finish, no curl out of the bag |
| Print relief | Raised graphic, roughly 0.4 mm above the base fabric |
| Loose threads | Two at the left inner-leg seam, trimmed by hand |
Nothing in the parcel contradicted the listing. The fabric felt as described — a smooth polyester with noticeable four-way give rather than a rigid weave — and the printed panel read as a decoration applied to the surface, which matters for how it ages.
Thirty days in rotation
We wore the pair through a 30-day block covering warm-weather errands, two hand washes and one cold machine cycle, all hang dried. Checks happened on day 1, day 15 and day 30.
- Waistband recovery. After a full day of wear the band returned to its flat 37 cm within about 20 minutes. No roll-over or twisting along the top edge.
- Hem and leg opening. The straight hem stayed flat through all three washes, with no measurable creep in the 31 cm opening.
- Print edges. Clean at day 15 with no lifting. By day 30 one small scuff marked the front graphic where a bag strap crossed it; the print itself did not crack or flake.
- Fabric dimensions. No change we could measure beyond half a centimetre after washing, which is typical of polyester and consistent with the fibre's low shrinkage.
Loose threads showed up only in the category evidence we reviewed, and buyers of black basketball shorts elsewhere describe breathable fabric, tidy stitching and no loose ends:
"The fabric is extremely breathable... the classic black goes with everything, the workmanship is fine, the stitching is neat, and there are absolutely no loose threads." — buyer review, JD.com product page
Our single pair broadly matched that impression, with the two trimmed threads the only finishing note we logged.
Sizing: what the listing does and does not tell you
This is where we slow down. The listing runs S through 6XL but publishes no waist, hip or inseam figures, so the only honest advice is to compare your own measurements against the seller's chart before ordering. Community notes on NBA shorts point in two directions, and both are category feedback rather than a report on this specific pair.
- Buyers of authentic NBA shorts describe a constricting waistband even at the correct numeric size: "To me it feels very constricting. Almost like very tight shape wear." (r/basketballjerseys).
- Others call the cut true to size, with one 173 cm / 82 kg buyer choosing XL: "S/M/L/XL/2XL (runs true to size, I'm 173/82 and wear XL)."
- Community advice is to follow the official chart, since sizing up mostly adds width rather than length.
Nike's published chart for men's NBA shorts is a reasonable reference point for the numeric labels used across the category:
| Size | Numeric | Waist (cm) | Hip (cm) |
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| S | 30 | 73–81 | 88–96 |
| M | 34 | 81–89 | 96–104 |
| L | 38 | 89–97 | 104–112 |
| XL | 42 | 97–109 | 112–120 |
| 2XL | 46 | 109–121 | 120–128 |
| 3XL | 50 | 121–133 | 128–136 |
Two cautions carried over from the reference material. First, the official chart stops at 3XL, so the 4XL–6XL labels in this listing sit outside any chart we can verify against. Second, buyers note that tall versions of NBA shorts add roughly 5 cm in length; no tall option is mentioned here, and our 21 cm inseam is a short summer cut. If you are tall or prefer a length that reaches the knee, that gap matters more than the size label.
Wearing them in everyday casual style
The black base does most of the work. Paired with a plain T-shirt and sneakers, the printed front reads as the one deliberate element in the outfit; add a hoodie and the shorts hold their place in a looser layered look. Because the fabric is light and quick to dry, the pair handled a warm afternoon better than the heavier mesh shorts in our rotation. The straight leg opening leaves room for movement without flaring, and the standard thickness kept the black from going sheer under daylight.
What we still could not confirm
Three things stay open. We cannot verify how this pair compares to a licensed NBA cut from a mainline retailer, because no such comparison was possible with one sample. We cannot speak to print durability past 30 days; the day-30 scuff suggests the surface will mark before it fails. And we have no way to check batch variation, so a second pair could arrive with different finishing. Ask the seller for close-ups of the seam allowance and print edges if either point matters to your order.