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Athletes like to spend lots of money. The 30 for 30 ESPN documentary proved that to us. For many players, a lot of that money goes into cars. Then, once they get those cars, they obviously have to personalize them and make them even more extravagant than any regular car on the road. Whether they're gigantic rims, crazy paint schemes or initials stitched into the interior, each player finds his way to make his mark. This Is How 15 NBA Players Customized Their Cars.
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Eric Gordon
Team: New Orleans Hornets
Car: Porsche Panamera
Gordon still went the matte route, but chose the less popular white instead of black. With that said, this Panamera is CLEAN. Paired with a Strut grille, LED runners, white lips on the rims, and smoked lights make this a stunning ride.
Blake Griffin
Team: Los Angeles Clippers
Car: GMC Denali
Trunk space? Blake Griffin don't need no stinkin' trunk space. That's what subs are for. The eight-spoke black rims match the matte black wrap, and the STRUT grille finished off the look.
Anthony Morrow
Team: Atlanta Hawks
Car: Dodge Challenger
Anthony Morrow stepped over to California Wheels in San Jose to get his Dodge Challenger fixed up. He had new grilles put in the face, and tossed some big ol' rims on it.
Stephen Jackson
Team: San Antonio Spurs
Car: Range Rover
Stephen Jackson has always been an outlandish and outspoken player on the court, and his Range Rover reflects that perfectly. Normally, these cars are pretty quiet and classy, but Jackson's has two-ton red and white paint, further layered by massive red rims.
Steph Curry
Team: Golden State Warriors
Car: Mercedes-Benz G-Class
Steph is a quiet killer when he's playing ball. That's sort of what this G-Class is compared to the wild colors and schemes we see from other players' cars. Those custom rims set this Wagen apart from the others.
Rudy Gay
Team: Toronto Raptors
Car: Jeep Wrangler
A lift kit, massive rims and tires, a light bar, a humongous brush guard and chrome accents make this a dope ride for the Raptors' new lead man.
Rudy Gay
Team: Toronto Raptors
Car: Dodge Challenger SRT
Matte navy blue is a pretty rare color to see on a car, and it actually works really well with the busy black rims. He's also got the UConn Husky in the grille and on the floor mats to rep where he played school ball.
Leandro Barbosa
Team: Boston Celtics
Car: Dodge Challenger SRT
Barbosa had this black Dodge fitted with a wide-body kit and put some ultra deep-set Forgiatos to match. He's also got his initials stitched into the floor mats, the front seat headrests, and the doors.
Gerald Wallace
Team: Brooklyn Nets
Car: BMW 745Li
Finally, we have somebody with the classic, basic chrome rims. Seems like nobody does this look anymore these days.
Shaquille O'Neal
Team: Retired
Car: Lamborghini Gallardo
Shaq definitely has the most unique custom on this list, as he had Gaffoglio Family Metalcrafters literally stretch out a Gallardo for him. It's the only Lambo in the world that's Shaq size.
Shaquille O'Neal
Team: Retired
Car: 2001 Chevrolet G1500
Shaq no longer owns this van, but this thing was completely decked out. It had Superman insignia all over the place, Louis Vuitton interior, an air ride suspension, and sits on 20-inch wheels. It's also got a 100x100 HD projector and an XBOX. Shaggin' wagon indeed.
George Hill
Team: Indiana Pacers
Car: Oldsmobile Cutlass
George Hill got wavy on us with his one-of-one old-school Cutlass, giving it two-tone appeal with the pain and the Forgiatos.
Michael Beasley
Team: Phoenix Suns
Car: Bentley Continental Flying Spur
Michael Beasley live with today's lesson on how to ruin a perfectly good $200,000 car. Get those rims all the way the fuck out of here.
Cole Aldrich
Team: Houston Rockets
Car: Audi A7
As a Mizzou grad, I've been trained to hate everything associated with anybody that's dealt with Kansas in any way (for those who don't know Aldrich, that's where he went). But, as much as I'd like to rip on this lanky ass kid, It's pretty hard to do when he's got a clean Audi. The smoked lights and black rims make this a mean ride.
James Harden
Team: Houston Rockets
Car: Chevrolet Camaro Convertible
James Harden isn't afraid to have something on his face, with that beard, obviously. He's also not afraid to get into somebody's face, if need by. With the matte yellow Chevy camaro had while he was still with the Thunder, he was in everybody's grille at all times. The car also had a Kicker sound system, 24-inch rims, and an integrated K40 radar.
James Harden
Team: Houston Rockets
Car: Mercedes-Benz S550
Three-piece Cor wheels with color-matched white lips are the center of attention on this Benz. You can't see it, but it's also got a swee Kicker sound system in the boot.
James Harden
Team: Houston Rockets
Car: Range Rover
The Rockets main man sure loves his Kicker audio, doesn't he? This is his third ride with the subs. The flat black and red trim accents make a pretty good combo.
Andrew Bynum
Team: Philadelphia 76ers
Car: Nissan GT-R
Andrew Bynum is one of the biggest car collectors in the NBA and had no problem going all out for his Nissan GT-R, which had its own shoot with Super Street. His Japanese beast has a Wald GT-R Sports Line Black Bison Edition body kit, Radenergie Motorsport R10 3-piece forged "Carbon Edition" wheels, KW Variant 3 coilovers, a Cobb Access port Stage 2 tune, Harman Motive Cold-Air Intakes and Turbosmart dual-port blow-off valves. Zoom fuckin' zoom.
Zach Randolph
Team: Memphis Grizzlies
Car: 1972 Chevrolet Impala
Usually we're not huge fans of color-matching bright colors with the wheels, but in this donk's case, it actually doesn't look awful. That's because it's not a huge sea of baby blue, but rather outlined trim of the unique rims. Zach loves his classics.
