St. John's Chris Obekpa is wearing short shorts this season

St. John's University center Chris Obepka is 6-foot-10, which means his decision to roll with short shorts this season is leaving a lot of leg exposed.

St. John's University center Chris Obekpa is 6-foot-10, which means his decision to roll with short shorts this season is leaving a lot of leg exposed.

The Nigerian junior has taken to rolling up his uniform into his compression shorts this season because he feels it is less restrictive on his long legs.

Reason I am told that Chris Obepka rolls his shorts into short shorts is because the length of shorts restricts him when he's running.

— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) November 27, 2014

Obekpa's reasoning may be all about function but the internet's love for them is all about style.

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Chris Obekpa is seriously rocking the short shorts tonight pic.twitter.com/rDXkMfInpq

— Zach Schonbrun (@zschonbrun) November 27, 2014

What's up with Chris Obekpa's shorts? Feel like I'm watching a Knicks game from 1980s. pic.twitter.com/4yS5pS5m19

— Marcus R. Fuller (@Marcus_R_Fuller) November 27, 2014

The short shorts also allowed for a hilarious moment with D'Angelo Harrison trying to escape a defender by running between the center's legs.

- Brendan Maloy