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Basketball Wives is an American reality television series that first aired on VH1 in 2010. The show follows the lives of a group of women who are best friends and are romantically linked to men in the professional basketball industry. The original cast included Shaunie O'Neal, Jennifer Williams, Evelyn Lozada, Royce Reed, and Tami Roman, among others. The success of the show led to several spin-offs, including Basketball Wives LA, Football Wives, and Baseball Wives. The show has continued to air new seasons and specials, with cast members joining and departing over the years.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Number of seasons | 11 |
| First season premiere date | April 11, 2010 |
| Channel | VH1 |
| Premise | Chronicles the everyday lives of women romantically linked to men in the professional basketball industry |
| Cast members | Evelyn Lozada, Tami Roman, Shaunie O'Neal, Jackie Christie, Malaysia Pargo, Jennifer Williams, Brandi Maxiell, Keonna Green, Bonnie-Jill Laflin, Elena Ahanzadeh, Cristen Metoyer, Aja, Saniy'yah Samaa, Hazel Renee, Kristen Scott, CeCe Gutierrez, Ogom "OG" Chij, Kesha Nichols, Kenya Bell, Tasha Marbury, Royce Reed, Suzie Ketcham, Gloria Govan, Angel Brinks, Brooke Bailey, Brittish Williams, LaTosha Duffey, Brittany Renner, Vanessa Rider, Jac'Eil Duckworth, Clayanna Warthen, Imani Showalter, Adiz "Bambi" Benson, Kimsha Artest, Laura Govan, Draya Michele, Sundy Carter, Patrice Curry, Angel Love, Joe Crawford, Nick Young, Kareem Rush, Reggie Youngblood, Keion Henderson, Shaquille O'Neal, Antoine Walker, Jermaine O'Neal, Udonis Haslem, Chad Ochocinco, Richard Jefferson, Charlie Bell, Stephon Marbury, Dwight Howard, Thomas Scott, Byron Scott, Andre Iguodala, Matt Barnes, Jannero Pargo, Doug Christie, Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson |
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What You'll Learn
Evelyn Lozada
Lozada moved to Miami in 2007, where she worked as a secretary to an entertainment attorney. She later became the co-owner of Dulce, a shoe boutique located in Coral Gables, Florida. Lozada starred in Basketball Wives for five seasons, before joining the cast of Basketball Wives LA for four seasons. After quitting the show in 2021, she returned to the franchise in 2023 for its eleventh season.
Lozada has also appeared in other reality television shows, including Ev and Ocho, which was planned to follow her life with her former husband, Chad Johnson, but never aired due to his arrest for assaulting her. She was also the centre of another reality series, Livin' Lozada, which ran for two seasons in 2015-2016 and co-starred her daughter, Shaniece. In addition to her television career, Lozada has written and published several novels, including The Wives Association: Inner Circle in 2012 and The Perfect Date in 2019.
In terms of her personal life, Lozada was engaged to NBA player Antoine Walker, with whom she had a ten-year relationship from 1998 to 2008. She also has a daughter, Shaniece Virginia Sabina Hairston, from a previous relationship with Jamal Hairston. Lozada began dating MLB player Carl Crawford in 2013, and the couple welcomed a son, Carl Leo Crawford, in March 2014. However, they called off their engagement in August 2017. Lozada has since become engaged to LaVon Lewis, whom she met while co-starring in the series Queens Court.
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Tami Roman
Roman's career in the entertainment industry began when she landed a role on MTV's hit reality series The Real World in 1992. She went on to work as a relief VJ for MTV, hosting shows like MTV Beach House (1993), MTV Jams (2009), Primetime MTV, and Rude Awakening (1998). Her career took off after her divorce in 2001, and she has since landed regular roles and guest appearances on various TV series, including One on One (2001), The Drew Carey Show (1995), and Silk Stalkings (1991). She has also appeared in several independent films, such as MacArthur Park (2001) and Hair Show (2004).
In addition to her acting career, Roman has produced several projects, including a talk show called Get Into It with Tami Roman for Fox Soul, and the BET drama series, Haus of Vicious. She has also starred in and executive produced BET+ films like Whatever It Takes and So Fly Christmas. Roman has also formed her own R&B girl group called Reality, signing a record contract with Mercury Records and later changing the group's name to Female.
Roman has been married twice and has two children from her first marriage to NBA player Kenny Anderson. She is currently married to Reggie Youngblood, whom she met in 2013 and wed in 2018. The couple has starred in several reality TV specials together, including Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars and Tami Ever After, which documented their wedding.
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Shaunie O'Neal
In addition to her appearances on "Basketball Wives", Shaunie O'Neal has had her own spin-off series, "Shaunie's Homecourt", which has been one of the five spin-offs of "Basketball Wives" that have aired. She has also served as an executive producer on the show. Shaunie has been involved in reorganising the cast of "Basketball Wives LA" and has made headlines with her personal life, such as when she embarked on a new relationship with Pastor Keion Henderson, which was featured in a wedding special that aired in 2022.
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Jackie Christie
Christie is joined by other cast members, including Malaysia Pargo, Jennifer Williams, and Shaunie O'Neal. In the sixth season, Evelyn Lozada, Tami Roman, and Brandi Maxiell also starred, with the latter in a supporting role. New cast members included Keonna Green, ex-girlfriend of Nick Young, and Bonnie-Jill Laflin, girlfriend of Kareem Rush.
Christie has also made appearances on other reality shows outside of the Basketball Wives franchise. She has made guest appearances and participated in interviews, leveraging her reality TV fame to explore other avenues in the entertainment industry. Christie has also ventured into fashion design, launching her own clothing line, "Lady Jackie Couture."
In addition to her career in reality television, Jackie Christie is the author of several books. She has written about her experiences in the world of basketball and her journey as a wife and mother. Christie has also published self-help books, offering advice on relationships and personal growth.
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Malaysia Pargo
Pargo was a part of the *Basketball Wives* spin-off, *Basketball Wives LA*, before joining the main series. She appeared alongside cast members including Jackie Christie, Jennifer Williams, Shaunie O'Neal, Tami Roman, and Evelyn Lozada.
Pargo is an associate of Adiz "Bambi" Benson, who appeared in a supporting role on *Basketball Wives LA*. Pargo's addition to the cast of *Basketball Wives* came after the show underwent a revamp, with the setting relocating from Miami to Los Angeles, and a combination of the casts of the original series and its spinoff, *Basketball Wives LA*.
In addition to Pargo, season six of *Basketball Wives* introduced several new cast members, including Keonna Green, the ex-girlfriend of Nick Young, Bonnie-Jill Laflin, Kareem Rush's girlfriend, and Elena Ahanzadeh.
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Frequently asked questions
The original cast of Basketball Wives included Jennifer Williams, Evelyn Lozada, Mesha O'Neal, Royce Reed, Faith Rein, and Shaunie O'Neal.
Other notable cast members include Tami Roman, Jackie Christie, Malaysia Pargo, Kesha Nichols, and Kenya Bell.
Basketball Wives LA cast members include Gloria Govan, Laura Govan, Kimsha Artest, Imani Showalter, and Draya Michele.
Basketball Wives follows the lives of a group of women who are best friends and are romantically linked to men in the professional basketball industry.
