Apr 20, 20227 min read

Basketball Wives Returns: Season 10 [Video]

It has been a whole pandemic year since last we've seen some of the ladies! For others, well let's just say that we weren't holding our breath to see them or the franchise return to our screens! Basketball Wives has long since been a franchise following the women who have been the love interest to famous (and sometimes not so famous) basketball players. Needless to say that the term "wife" is a loose term as many of the ladies that have held a ball have never actually held a wedding license. The premiere is set for Monday, May 16 at 8pm ET/PT on VH1. The line up for Season 10 of the show includes:

The Grand Dame of the NBA wives club herself, Jackie Christie is back! Jackie is known to embellish a story, make up a word or five and continuously find herself dead center of any drama that is brewing among these group of women. From her scuffle with Brooke in Season 1 to her multiple fall outs with "Little Sis" Malaysia, to her frantic fights with women she never actually hit, the wife of former NBA player, Doug Christie, is returning to - I'm sure - give us more of the same. I'm definitely looking forward to the whacky Jackie-isms we have coming this season, the choice fashions that aren't always a hit, and the fences that she will no doubt be riding. Jackie is the lady we hate to love, but as Malaysia once said,

"You just can't stay mad at the bitch!"

Next up is Basketball Wives LA alum, Malaysia Pargo. Between the moments where it seems she lacks an English class or two and the outfits that for sure catch attention, our fashionista homegirl is back to slay! Ex-wife of former NBA player, Jannero Pargo, Malaysia has been a staple and a bit of a fan favorite since Basketball Wives LA premiered in 2011. From rolling up to an Angel Brinks event to fight Angel Love on behalf of (then) bestie Brandi - **STAGED** - to picking up an entire café table to throw at lying ass Jennifer, Malaysia has more than solidified her place in the Basketball Wives hall of fame. However, one of the complaints from viewers over the years is that Malaysia really never had a substantial storyline. We barely got to see her family life and have only seen a sprinkle of her life as a business woman. So, what will Malaysia be brining Season 10? I guess we'll have to take out our dictionaries and thesaurus' and see!

Miss lying, scheming, stank mouf Miami herself is back! Can you tell I don't much care for Jennifer Williams? Since last we saw Jennifer, she was at odds with most of the girls after causing one of the biggest rifts in the group that fans had ever seen: Supplying us with the accusation that former best friend, Evelyn Lozada, was sleeping with Executive Producer, Shaunie O'Neal's, ex-husband, Shaquelle O'Neal. The GAG!!! She threw Tami Roman under the bus saying that she had started the rumor, she tried to manipulate Malaysia to spread the rumor, and in a game of Dodge-The-Table out in Amsterdam, we discovered that Jennifer had called Evelyn's daughter a whole whore while saying her body was fraudulent. The NERVE! Let's not forget that when it came to OG - the colorism crusader - in Season 9, we saw Jennifer resort to her old Season 1 mean girl ways when situations did not serve her. I have NO idea what friends Jennifer is going into this season with, but I'll be tuned in to find out!

The recipient face of the FOREVER iconic, "Thank you for services," line is BACK! Brandi Maxiell left the franchise in one of the most talked about moments of the entire show after calling Shaunie a bitch and being dismissed from duty back in Season 4. Brandi made a not so welcomed return in Season 5 when Malaysia tried to parlay her bestie's way back into the group - Tami, Shaunie, and Evelyn weren't having it! As the LA girls and the Miami girls tried to mend fences and find ways to co-exist, things took another explosive turn as Brandi introduced her "Little Sis" DJ Duffey (aka Dufflet) into the mix. Loyalties were questioned, sides were taken, and Brandi was left in the middle to play bodyguard to her friend while in Portugal. Brandi has not always been a fan favorite as many have felt that she used her cancer storyline too far after the moment was relevant for a reality show. After not seeing her former bestie in over five years, has Brandi found her footing without Malaysia? Has she grown into a different, more evolved woman? Only time will tell if Brandi is bringing more than a one trick pony of a storyline.

The DJ that irks my titty fat is back! DJ Duffey (aka Dufflet) returns five whole seasons after almost losing her life, those finger waves, and that recycled Gucci chain she seemed to wear every scene, from the fight heard round the globe with Tami Roman! Duffey was introduced - via Brandi Maxiell - back in Season 5 of the franchise. Best friend to trendsetter, Amber Rose, Duffey had a clean slate and a friend voucher coming into the show. Upon offering her skills as a director and artist developer to Tami Roman's daughter, Jazz Anderson, things went from sugar to shit in the blink of a titty shove! After Tami released her from duty for not having grade A quality results as a director, Duffey found herself on the opposite side of a shit storm when using the scale of Jazz's accomplishments to verbally insult Tami. While in Portugal to celebrate Jackie's wedding anniversary, Duffey had one too many things to say about Jazz and six security guards, 5 girlfriends, a three-story balcony, one failed swing, and a braid pull later, Duffey said farewell to the ladies of Basketball Wives! So, what does the Dufflated DJ have to offer a decade seasoned show? It beats the fuck outta me!

Our loveable - sometimes forgettable - soft spoken designer is returning as well. Angel Brinks entered the franchise on the buddy pass of Basketball Wives LA breakout star, Draya Michele. After Draya's explosive moment with Brandi over her cancer storyline in Season 4, Draya left the show and also left Angel to deal with the girls for another season. In her short lived visit on the show, Angel managed to find herself at odds with Malaysia over a "sexed up power ranger" outfit, enraged a strangled Jackie with a dress of her own design - I mean in all fairness, Angel gave her what she asked for - and brought us all to tears when she allowed us to see the interactions with her son. Well, she's back, she's pregnant with Love & Hip-Hop's cast member RoccStar's baby, and judging from the promo video, she MAY have had some work done! Angel's existence on the show didn't make a huge impact on fans, unfortunately, but she was cute, she was nice and folks liked her. Will she be returning with the same cutie pie persona or will we be getting a little more bite from the Glamazon of glitz and glitter?

Not much is known about our next return. Brooke Bailey hit the Basketball Wives scene in Season 2 while dating former Seattle SuperSonics' player, Rashad Lewis. The biggest moment most fans will remember is the explosive fight that occurred between Bailey and Jackie Christie as Brooke was taking up for fellow castmate, Draya. Now, although the fight aired live, all replay's of that scene have long been edited. We're able to see the beginning of the fight and the end of the fight which shows Brooke with torn shirt and broken necklace, while Jackie dons a head of hair that looks like it was caught in a meat grinder. Brooke is a mother of three, ex-wife to Ronnie Holland (not even a Google search could tell me who he is!) but as of present day is divorced, single, and apparently ready to receive this Basketball Wives check again. Given inflation and all, it should be quite larger than what she remembers. I'm thoroughly interested to see what she delivers to the dynamic this go round.

What can I say about Brittish Williams? She's small but honey the ratchet is real! Brittish had quite a few moments while on her short one season run during Season 3 of Basketball Wives LA. Notably, the tiff with Malaysia and her dry ass hello's (Brittish's words not mine) and of course the ever changing status of her romantic relationship with former fiancé, Lorenzo Gordon. With allegations of infidelity, a players schedule that constantly took Lorenzo overseas and away from Brittish, their relationship has always been rocky. So much so that it landed them on a season of Marriage Boot Camp. As of late the two have had quite a toxic social media exchange and have called it quits. In addition, just last year, Brittish found herself indicted on five felony charges of social security misuse, four charges of bank fraud, three charges for false IRS statements, three charges of wire fraud, and three charges of aggravated identity theft. DAMN GIRL!!! She need these checks, huh?

Take a look at what Season 10 of Basketball Wives looks to be offering us...

As always, fans want to know about the holy trinity that is Shaunie O'Neal, Evelyn Lozada, and Tami Roman. According to E! News, Shaunie will be reducing her appearances as to allow the girls to really be themselves without the looming of an EP on set - not to mention with her new First Lady duties, miss thing is surely booked! Evelyn won't be returning as she said that she's looking to do other things and has since grown a conscience. Tami left the franchise after season 8 to open herself up to other - less negative - opportunities. However, she will be premiering her new VH1 position directly after Basketball Wives with the new Unfaithful series which she will be hosting.

Sources:

E!News: Basketball Wives Returns With Cast Full of MVPs in Dramatic First Sneak Peek

Black Enterprise: FROM BALLIN’ TO FRAUD: FORMER ‘BASKETBALL WIVES LA’ STAR BRITTISH WILLIAMS INDICTED BY THE FEDS

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2 Comments

theradels

Apr 21, 2022

You gave us all the TEA and I can't wait for it. I need to see you back on the lives after you have seen an episode and I might have to tune in and ask some questions because baby I'm looking forward to it. I feel nostalgic because like where it all began for you and I's friendship and me discovering you. Thank you basketball wives. I also think they need to let Tami host the reunion and scare the shit out of Dufflet hahaha.

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If Tami hosted the reunion I would DIE!!!!!! That wuld b so epic!