If you watched the reunion episode of Vh1′s Basketball Wives, you noticed that Shaunie O’Neal didn’t have much of anything to say. But this morning, the reality show’s executive stopped by Chicago’s Power 92 to discuss the show, Jennifer and her ex-husband’s drink tossing situation as well as whether Meeka Claxton is coming back to Basketball Wives:
“She’s pretty done. I think paperwork-wise, it’s not official yet, but it will be soon. I mean it just didn’t work. It didn’t work in any aspect with anybody. It makes no sense for her to come back. I hear she wants to come back but it just doesn’t make any sense.”
Shaunie later added that Royce may or may not be returning to the show. You can listen to the entire interview below. Part II of the Basketball Wives reunion episode will air next week, Monday, August 22nd at 8pm EST on Vh1.
Shaunie, Evelyn, Tami, Royce, Meeka, Jen and Suzie sit down with host John Salley for Part 1 of VH1′s Basketball Wives Season 3 Reunion Special, which premieres on Monday. Check out a sneak peek above as the cast revisits last season’s reunion with Royce going in on how she felt everyone was talking about her ’cause “their time is up and [her] time is now”. Of course, that creates even more drama, so be sure to tune in for more Monday at 8 p.m.
In a recent interview with Ebony Magazine, reality-TV personality Shaunie O’Neal shared how she’s not too enthused about the upcoming season of VH1′s Basketball Wives. The former basketball wife also shared the reality of being the one behind the popular reality show and how people give her a hard time for portraying Black women in a not so positive light:
On people’s views of her portraying Black women negatively:
“I get a lot of flack,” says O’Neal. “People say to me: ‘You’re saying the betrayal of Black women is bad on TV, but your show is one of the number one reasons why it is.’ Guess what? I agree! But you look at those credits — it’s more than me executive producing it. I brought this vision to a table full of people, a table full of executives, and since then it has taken on its own new thing.”
On not being enthusiastic about the new LA cast:
“Honestly, they’ve [Shed Media] distorted it a little bit. I really came in with the concept of having a group of women that come together and are associated by the game of basketball, whether it be their husbands, fiancés — there’s some long-term relationship with a man in basketball and the game of basketball — and that’s how we formed this sisterhood and friendship,” she says. “The L.A. cast — there are some wives and fiancés, which I’m fine with. But there’s a little bit of trash kind of sprinkled into that cast that I’m totally against. I was really very hands off with that cast.”
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Shaunie, Evelyn, Jennifer, Royce, Tami and crew are back with another season of Basketball Wives! VH1 went ahead and premiered the first episode of the brand spankin’ new season before its scheduled date of May 30th. In the new season, we’re all introduced to the newest addition, Meeka Claxton, wife of former NBA player Speedy Claxton. As we mentioned before, many of the ladies see her as a trouble maker and one with ill intentions. Royce, Jennifer and Evelyn (of course) are still far from squashing their beef. Check out the brand new episode as the ladies take their drama to the sexy city of Miami, Florida! Yaaaassss…! *grabs popcorn*
