Nike Therma Flex Fabric Note- Nike Therma Flex is a fabric specifically made for NBA players. Therma Flex is a thicker 4-way stretch fabric(8% spandex) unlike a typical thin polyester basketball shorts most of you are accustomed too. The added thickness is needed to manage your body's natural heat to deliver optimal warmth in cooler conditions such as an air conditioned arena or gym. As stated previously, Nike Therma Flex was developed for NBA players because many of them had a hard time getting & staying warmed up pregame with their outdated thinner polyester warm up gear because the air conditioned arenas they were playing in were so cold. Just a side note, all those white Nike NBA Finals Champion jackets with the gold embroidering that NBA players have worn at the trophy/ring ceremony are all Therma Flex jackets. These NBA championship Nike Therma Flex jackets typically sell on eBay in the $300 to $500 range brand new depending on the team.
Sizing Note- This is a NBA Finals team issue Tall version Nike warm-up hoodie. The TALL at the end of XXL means it's a Tall version hoodie. The standard sized version made for the general public would just be XXL or 2XL with no TALL at the end. Obviously, you have to be tall to fit this which is why the majority of NBA players wear the tall version. Please checkout the overall measurements below and compare it with your own hoodie measurements before making any purchase decision. Thanks.
Team Issue Note- Nike Tall versions are very hard to come by since most are issued exclusively for college/NBA basketball teams. Why? The average height of a American man is 5' 9" which is well below the 6'6 to 6' 7" average height of a NBA player in 2023. I am only able to get brand new team issued items when there is excess inventory from that certain college or professional team. I only buy team issued items from large NYSE or Nasdaq inventory liquidator stores who are licensed to sell that brands excess inventory. Rest assured, this team issued item is not from a flea market, yard sale, thrift store or from some stranger off of the internet. Team excess inventory is usually caused by either the team changing the style of their uniform/gear, the team switching its sponsorship to another athletic brand, the team ordering too much of one item, the team having no use for a particular size or the manufacturer making too many units for that particular team. Lastly, a team issued item is either meant for a team player, coach or any staff associated with the team.
No Pockets Note- Since this is a team issue NBA warm-up hoodie it doesn't have any pockets. Why? Simply put, if you're a NBA basketball player you wouldn't want your cell phone or car keys to fall out during a layup drill in front of thousands of fans or your teammates & coaches. LOL!
BLACK Color Note- Hoodie is BLACK in color. It is NOT, I repeat NOT navy blue or purple or any other dark shade you can think of. It is BLACK, BLACK and still BLACK. I'm writing this because even though it may obviously look BLACK to you in the listing pictures, I've had a handful of previous customers who thought a BLACK colored item of mine was a totally different dark shade whether its because of their computer screen, phone screen or their vision(color blindness- decreased ability to see differences in color).