The Rise and Fall of Basketball Wives

Basketball Wives, which was one of my favorite reality TV shows has now become a show I watch and gripe at the whole time. Season 1 began with 6 women involved with NBA players in one way or another; the show showed their struggles, friendships and occasional confrontations like when Evelyn confronted her stalker or when Jen confronted a woman who slept with her husband. As the show went on and included more members, Tami and Meeka, the show got more juicy but still maintained a level of balance between the bulls*it and real life situations the women went through.

However, this season (Season 4) has become so petty and so aimless it is almost unbearable. The newest additions to the cast are country bumpkin Kesha and loony yet likable Kenya. These new girls are honestly a snooze, and a filler as far as I am concerned. Every episode they meet for "lunch" and/ or "drinks". Kenya is bullied or picked on by one or more of the cast members. All of these chicks are 35+, most of them have children yet you wouldn't be able to tell. The most immature of them all is resident bitch, Evelyn. Evelyn is probably the craziest cast member and has the least self-control. Her latest stunt was throwing an entire wine bottle at Kenya for calling her "loose". A statement that is true, proven by her sleeping with Ochocinco on the first date, sleeping with Tami's husband, sleeping with Ochocinco's best friend Terell Owens, random sex in Vegas, f*cking for handbags etc. Her being a hoe was a known fact on the show, so I guess the truth hurts. Anyway, at this point the only thing keeping the show going is Evelyn's random outbursts of anger. The minute she leaves (which is probably soon) Basketball Wives will be wrapped. It was good while it lasted and I'm glad to see most of the girls have invested in other ventures outside the show. Because they will need it.