“You got a billion dollars and can’t get a custom car?” – Cutino Mobley says Yao is driving the Range Rover.
Cutino Mobley and Yao Ming played for two seasons with the Houston Rockets 2002-2004, during which time they set up friendships that would last long after their NBA careers ended.
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Recently published Paul George’s Podcast P, Mobley revealed that he often goes to Shanghai to spend time with Ming for both business and pleasure. Cuttno remembered once when he spent his birthday with his good buddy, and Yao took him to the machine he did not look comfortable.
“For a few days in Shanghai I would hang with Yao. He comes and takes me to the Range Rover.” This boy’s knees … I like: “You got a billion dollars and can’t get a custom car?” Both of his knees to his ears. Cuttin explained.
Maybe yao was fine “Range Rover”
Mobley did not say when the incident occurred, but in 2013 Ming talked about driving the Range Rover in China because it is not suitable for cars. During that period, the Land Rover created a new Range Rover model with a larger leg area.
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“The first and, of course, the most welcomed supplementation of the composition of the range, is a long -wheel base version that attracts rear wheels to the back to almost eight inches to enlarge the rear seat leg leg 5.5 inches. Those who choose this option will choose the bench seat to the seats to the seats. “Seat seats can buy up the seats to the seats, and the Trio seats can buy the seat to the seat, and to the passenger or a pair of bucket seats can be up to seats. which is eight degrees more recovered than is the standard wheelbase “Range Rover”, for the car and the driver.
Based on that, Yao’s Range Rover probably had enough space for him, but not comfortable enough to see Mobley. However, the Chinese legend would not have damaged the customized car, as did the late Wilt Chamberlain when he satisfied his dream of driving a sports car, making his own seeker.
Wilt Superautomobile 1986 It cost $ 750,000, which would increase by about $ 2.1 million today. USD. This is a high price to pay, but although Yao is not the billionaire that Cutino said its net value was between $ 160 and $ 180 million, depending on which site you are watching, it would be more than enough to pay for it if he would like to have it.
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Yao once belonged to the adapted BMW
Ming used to adapt the car before he was still playing in the NBA. 2007 During the stop in Hong Kong, he fell in love with the BMW 7 series sedan and finally bought it from the Houston car dealer. And since the Yao would not fit in the driver’s seat, he applied it to the Long Island car store Uniky Autosport.
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The project covered the car’s body with four inches and a 18 -inches transfer of the front seat. It also included an extension of the steering column and the vehicle’s repeated wire, which, according to the owner of the store, were complex parts of the job.
“Doing all this was not too easy because we couldn’t chalk anything like a tailor” said Castro.
“It was especially difficult to put all the new wires and a machine steering column. It meant that it would get and get out of the car a thousand times and put a special installation due to a fiber optics. But now it works nicely – it works nicely.” He added.
Two and a half weeks later and cost $ 30,000, Castro personally delivered a car to the Yao’s Houston home. When a couple of months later he gave the 7’5 ” center after sales, all Ming said he was, “Great work” and “It works.”
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In addition to the driver’s seat, the problem of Yao was that he could not see traffic lights. However, this problem was solved after Castro’s crew lowered the car floor.
“In the past, he couldn’t see a traffic light through the windshield because he looked over the glass. But now, sitting four inches below, he saw everything perfectly.” He concluded.
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This story was initially reported by the Basketball Network 2025. June 17, where she first appeared.