Basketball Wives

Basketball Wives is an American reality television series that premiered April 11, 2010 on VH1. It chronicles the lives of a group of women who have all been somehow romantically linked to professional basketball players. Contrary to "Wives" being in the title, some of the women aren't married. The show is filmed in Miami, Florida, and beginning with season four, partially in New York City. The show premiered alongside the new series Brandy and Ray J: A Family Business and What Chilli Wants averaging a 1.0 in the 18-49 demographic, reaching 1.6 million total viewers. The Season 2 finale brought in 2.28 million viewers, with the third season premiere attracting 1.82 million viewers. The fifth season debut acquired 2.39 million viewers.

Basketball Wives spawned a Los Angeles-based spinoff, Basketball Wives LA, that premiered in 2011, featuring former cast member Gloria Govan. Ev and Ocho was to be the second spinoff of Basketball Wives, but was shelved due to Chad Johnson being arrested in August 2012 on a domestic violence charge for assaulting Evelyn Lozada.

§Production

Basketball Wives debuted on April 11, 2010, with thirty minute episodes. The second season premiered on December 12, 2010, with expanded sixty minute episodes and featured new cast member Tami Roman. Season 3 made its debut on May 30, 2011, with new cast member Meeka Claxton. The fourth season premiered on February 20, 2012, with two new cast members, Kenya Bell and Kesha Nichols and the departure of Claxton. The fifth season premiered on August 19, 2013, with Tasha Marbury joining the cast. According to a tweet from Tami Roman, the show has been quietly though officially cancelled.

§Cast

§Main

§Timeline Of Wives

§Main Cast

• Shaunie O'Neal (Seasons 1-5), ex-wife of Shaquille O'Neal
• Evelyn Lozada (Seasons 1-5), ex-fiancée of Antoine Walker, ex-wife of Chad Johnson, and fiancée of Carl Crawford
• Suzie Ketcham (Seasons 1-5), ex-girlfriend of Michael Olowokandi
• Jennifer Williams (Seasons 1-4), ex-wife of Eric Williams
• Royce Reed (Seasons 1-4), ex-girlfriend of Dwight Howard
• Gloria Govan (Season 1; Recurring Season 2), wife of Matt Barnes, Left to Join Basketball Wives LA
• Tami Roman (Seasons 2-present), ex-wife of Kenny Anderson
• Meeka Claxton (Season 3), ex-wife of Speedy Claxton
• Kesha Nichols (Season 4), ex-fiancée of Richard Jefferson
• Kenya Bell (Season 4; Recurring Season 5), ex-wife of Charlie Bell
• Tasha Marbury (Season 5), wife of Stephon Marbury

§Recurring

• Eric Williams (Seasons 1-3) Ex- Husband of Jennifer Williams
• Nia Crooks (Seasons 1 and 4) Assistant and friend to Evelyn
• Ashley Walker (Seasons 2-3) Wife of Rafer Alston
• Kim Russell (Season 2) Wife of Byron Russell
• Juli Richmond (Season 2) Wife of Mitch Richmond

§Overview

§References

§External links

• Official website