[music]
♪ You can keep it comin' if you're hungry for the power ♪
Honey, I'm home!
♪ If you get hungry for the power ♪
Yo, y'all make sure you pay attention to that.
♪ La, la, la, la, loose my lips ♪
Yeah, we're gonna give 'em a show today.
I've been waiting for this moment.
We here, we're gon' get this [bleep] done.
-Yeah. -It's gonna be
extremely entertaining.
-Oh... -'Cause I have my notes.
Oh.
[Brittany] Alright, the magic is about to happen.
I talked to Vanessa, like, a couple days ago,
and she was like, "They lied on me."
She had a lotta falling outs
-with the ladies, too, so... -Right.
And when I was walkin' over here,
I think I passed by Vanessa's room.
[Woman] Well, good for her.
Now we have Colonic coming out.
The Party City wig, girl.
[Brittany] Big Clayanna in the mother[bleep] building!
Yeah, big Leeroy.
Hi! Coronation day, baby.
I got my little, my stress ball.
Some people be like, "No, you need to be on my side."
Ain't no sides.
I'm always interested to see what kinda bull[bleep]
they're gonna pull outta their ass.
It's so crazy 'cause the season really went one way,
and then online was war.
-Like... -[Evelyn] I think this was
the first year where I actually felt the need
-to engage online. -[Brooke] Right.
[Evelyn] 'Cause it was hard, remember it, girl?
-Every week, we would be like.. -[Brooke] Yeah!
You ready to bring some! You know I got your back.
Jackie, where we left off in the season
to where we are right now...
Two totally different places.
[Makeup Artist] She's changed?
She can go to [bleep] Hell.
It's showtime!
[music]
[Narrator] Tonight on the Basketball Wives LA reunion.
Pull it back, pull it back, pull it back.
[Narrator] The shoes are comin' off.
You throw that mother[bleep] shoe, and I'ma kill your ass.
Bitch, I ain't gonna throw [bleep] at you
but these hands, [bleep]!
[Narrator] With old feuds reigniting...
You thought these people were loyal to you
and not me.
[Narrator] And new friends fighting.
Jackie lied.
I'm befuddled.
I feel hoodwinked, I feel bamboozled.
-You are a liar. -Can you tell her to be quiet?
I'm always pickin' Brittany's side,
and Brittany never picks mine.
Never.
[Narrator] What started in the streets...
That's the Twitter thug couch over there.
[Narrator] Is ending in these seats.
Yeah, I called you a whore!
What is your [bleep] problem with me?!
Welcome to the reunion!
I don't even know what the [bleep] to say.
[Narrator] This is the Basketball Wives LA Reunion.
[music]
Hello and thank you for joining me
for the Basketball Wives LA Reunion.
I'm your host, John Salley,
excited to be back in the reunion driver seat
with the basketball wives of LA.
There was a lot of fire on the show this season,
but the real smoke has been on social media.
We have a lot to cover,
so make sure you tap in usin' #basketballwives.
Now, let's get things started.
First up, a woman who was glowing all season long.
Please welcome Jennifer Williams.
This woman could definitely be a wedding planner
if the whole media mogul thing doesn't work out.
Please welcome Jackie Christie.
Hi Jackie, how you doin'?
You know it's always good.
[John] We're going to keep it moving
with the beautiful Brooke Bailey.
Look at her.
Yes, this season was inspirational,
I gotta let you know.
-Thank you so much. -[John] It was unbelievable
-to all of us. -Thank you.
And for finally, comin' out of retirement,
a woman who's always a factor.
[John laughing]
Evelyn Lozada. How you doin', Evelyn?
I'm doin' great.
-I'm doin' great. -[John] You look great.
-Thank you, you too. -[John] Alright.
We also had some new players to join the roster this season.
Welcome Jac'eil Duckworth.
-How you doin'? -I'm doin' well.
[John] You did really well on the show, too.
Thank you so much.
You all may have noticed that we're missin' a few of
the new cast members.
Unfortunately, Vanessa Rider
was unable to participate in tonight's reunion.
Does anybody have a feeling why Vanessa didn't come?
[music]
I'ma refrain, I'ma let her say it
when she comes back around.
[John] Alright.
Also, Brittany and Clayanna are not out here yet,
but they're gonna join us soon.
Clayanna isn't ready, and...
Is she ever?
And Brittany didn't wanna, you know,
come out here without her girl.
-Child... -Oh my God.
Evelyn Lozada was back this season,
and although she took a break from the show,
she never lost that fierce Lozada fire.
I don't think you realize...
-What am I...?! -But your energy
and how you speak to people is [bleep] rude!
If you hurt Jennifer, we're gonna hunt you down.
-We'll make your life miserable. -[Brooke] Yeah.
Stop callin' her.
I'm gonna [bleep] call her! She's with my son!
Bitch, I got your mother[bleep] wig!
Hi!
I know, you're beaming.
You're sitting next to Jennifer, you guys are back at it.
Oh, God.
We are back, honey.
So, Jen, what makes you just stay that ride-or-die friend
to Evelyn?
We've known each other for over two decades.
She was in my first wedding,
and we knew each other before this show.
So, we just have a, a long history,
and it's been full of up and downs.
We're like a...
Married couple that keeps gettin' back together.
Or something...
[Evelyn] You know, I love Jennifer,
and I'm always gonna be ride or die for her,
no matter what.
And that's just, you know, what it is.
[John] This is really important to me,
because I've been around Brooke for such a long time,
and you and Evelyn got to be really close...
-Yes. -[John] During Kayla's passing.
[Brooke] Yes, and they were actually...
Her, my brother, my sister-in-law, and my mother
were really good friends prior to
Evelyn and I getting to this point.
And when my daughter passed,
she was able to step in and actually help them
in ways that I couldn't during that time.
And that just, of course, like,
sealed the deal for our relationship.
Mm, so Evelyn, what was your thoughts
when they first said, "Hey,
we want you to come back to the show"?
I kinda went back and forth.
'Cause obviously, doing this can be a lot.
Here's the thing.
We've been here since the beginning,
since Miami started.
I feel like this is my baby too, you know?
Along with, you know, Shaunie and everyone else
who has participated on this show.
And so I say, "Yeah, why not? Let's do it, buckle up."
[John] There we go, alright.
So, Jennifer, what was your thought
when you found out Evelyn was comin' back to the show?
People that have been on this show,
they have fans.
So, it's always a good thing, I think, when people come back.
Even the ones that I don't necessarily get along with.
Like, they contributed in some aspect.
[John] So, Jackie Christie,
what do you think about the return of Evelyn to the show?
When I heard she was comin', I was excited about it.
-But there was a point... -[John] Yeah.
[Jackie] That me or Jennifer wasn't really with it.
Evelyn had went on Bravo Andy
and did the thumbs down for our show
that we were doin' at the time.
So, that was kinda hurtful to us.
But I get it, and it is what it is.
-Here we are. -Jackie, I love that you always
bring other people into your answer.
'Cause I didn't know
-Jennifer was... -But you wanted the truth!
-You said... -I didn't know Jennifer
-wasn't with it. -Well, they weren't
gettin' along, now they're gettin' along.
So, of course, that's her best friend for life.
So, Evelyn, what do you think about what Jackie just said?
What she's saying is not truthful.
Oh, okay.
Jackie does a good game of
acting like she's really supporting you,
and then when you're here,
she feels some type of way about it.
-[John] Mm. -Correct.
And then behind the scenes, you're talkin' a lotta [bleep].
And that's just the reality of it.
-I'm gonna be calm... -[Evelyn] So...
Because I promised myself I would,
and I promised the fairies that I would.
Going onto say...
-One thing that I don't do... -You're not saying [bleep]
-at the end of the day. -[Jackie] Yes, I am sayin' it.
-I am sayin' it to you! -You can talk over me
-all you want, girl. -Because you jealous of me.
-Jealous of what?! -[Jackie] You want to be me!
And you were never... Everything, bitch!
-Everything I am! -Nothing, bitch!
There's nothing.
-My husband... -No.
-My life, my businesses! -We all know why
your relationship with your husband works, sis!
-Oh, we know why yours didn't. -[Evelyn] We all know why!
-Womp, womp, womp. -Your, your marriage...
-Womp, womp, womp. -Girl, we know why it works.
Girl, that's one thing you can't play with is my marriage.
You don't want me to expose why it works.
Ain't a [bleep] alive that can talk about anything
over here with the Christies.
You're a fraud, just like the trainer
you were [bleep] on a cash trip.
-Oh, I was [bleep] a trainer... -Bye, girl.
-[Jackie] On a cash trip. -[Evelyn] Bye, girl.
So, tell me about this trainer.
Yeah, tell him.
First of all, I ain't been on a cash trip with a trainer ever.
But if I did, I think his name would probably be Doug.
'Cause that's the only dick I want.
So, that's bull[bleep].
But anyway, back to what I was sayin',
I'm gonna remain calm.
The bitch is here on my platform.
-Well... -LA is LA, it's Jackie Christie.
LA is LA because of Shaunie O'Neal.
Jackie Christie!
Jackie Christie, let me explain somethin' to you.
-I'm not gonna listen to this. -Womp, womp, womp.
-No, no, no, no.
-Shut up, shut up. -The reason why
-there's a LA franchise... -Shut up, shut up.
Is because Miami...
You wouldn't be sittin' here
-if it wasn't for us, bitch. -[Jackie] Shut up.
-You on my [bleep]. -Yeah, it's [bleep] broke,
-bitch. -[Jackie] You weirdo.
Security, remain where you're at.
Remain where you at, security.
Can I just stop you for one second?
-That's what it is. -Jackie.
-Go ahead. -So, now, now we heard you.
Jac'eil, welcome to the reunion.
How do you feel?
I...
I'm shocked. Like...
I mean...
I don't even know what the [bleep] to say.
It's a lot.
Yeah, it is. Like...
Okay, we're going to take a break.
We have special guests joining us when we return.
The Basketball Wives LA reunion will be right back.
You wanted to slap me.
If I'ma slap you,
I'm not gonna tell you I'ma slap you.
I'ma just slap you.
Literally, I shake when I watch the episodes.
You go on [indistinct] and you talk [bleep],
so the same way you say we fake bitches,
you a fake bitch, too!
You called her a gremlin?
-[John] Jackie, Jackie... -[Jackie] They lyin'.
-What? -The tape don't lie.
This is your first time at the rodeo.
-Wrong. -I was tryin' to help you out!
-You were tryin' to help me?! -Yes!
Aw, shut up, bitch! Bye!
[music]
Welcome back to Basketball Wives LA Reunion.
We certainly couldn't have Basketball Wives Reunion
without the woman who started it all.
From Miami to LA, now she's in Texas.
Show some love for Shaniece Henderson.
-Yes, yes, yes. -[John] Shaunie, Shaunie.
You know, Jennifer is glowin' because...
-Glowing, I know. -Because she loves her man.
-[Shaunie] Yeah. -But you're glowing, too.
Oh, I'm glowing.
I'm the happiest, probably, I've ever been.
-Really? -To be honest, absolutely.
He's just an, an amazing human being.
And the life we're building together,
I feel myself bein' a better person,
and I'm, like, proud of me.
How is it bein' first lady of a church?
It's different, because I think I just have to watch
what I do and say a lot more than I used to.
But I still remain me.
Shaunie invited the OGs on a girls' trip
to the lone star state,
and she let 'em visit her new life.
[music]
[indistinct greeting]
That's a lotta people here, Shaunie.
It is, for the middle of the week.
Yeah.
I speak in the name of Jesus that by the time
you walk outta this door,
God is going to make your trauma make sense to you.
Shaunie, how special was it for you to have these girls there?
Or did you want 'em to leave right away?
No, no, no, I enjoyed havin' 'em there.
You know, none of them had been there before.
So, I just wanted them to see why I was the way,
what I was doin'.
It was a different girls' trip.
-Yeah, for sure. -Very different.
Honestly, it was great to see Shaunie as a first lady.
And you could tell she is just genuinely happy.
Like, you could see it.
I thought, you know,
a couple of 'em were gonna turn to fire
when they walked in the church, to be honest.
That is not how church works.
It's not?
-Oh, I don't know... -[Shaunie] No.
So, you can walk in anytime. You'll be fine.
[John] Yeah. He's a great speaker.
Yes.
Brooke, you went in there, into the church,
and you said it seemed like he was talkin' directly to you.
[Brooke] Yes.
Everybody in here has somethin'
that will break you all the way down.
I had so many unanswered questions.
I feel like he gave me an amazing guide to move forward
and to make really serious life decisions for myself.
That's wonderful.
Y'all made a stop at Evelyn's ex...
-Oh Lord, here we go. -[John] His restaurant.
Carl, you been the talk of the town, honey.
[Carl] Well, that's unfortunate.
You know, me and Evelyn,
we have a good co-parenting relationship.
We don't argue about nothin'.
I got a question. Do you want that old thing back?
[Jackie] I need to know!
Y'all have a great relationship.
We don't want each other.
I don't know, I don't know.
Let me tell you. We all saw it on camera.
I just saw it.
-You laughed more with him... -[Brooke] Yes.
Than I've seen her with Lavon several times.
-[Brooke] Yes. -And she don't even
crack a damn smile.
-Oh... -[Brooke] Yes.
-[Jennifer] Girl... -Wait a minute!
No, when she, when he gave her the flowers, I was like,
"You're not gon' hug him?"
-Oh, no... -She didn't do nothin'.
I thought I did, [bleep].
-No, you didn't. -[Woman] No.
[ladies cheering]
Oh.
[Lavon] This is to congratulate you
-on all your hard work. -Thank you!
[All] Yeah!
Alright, I appreciate you guys.
Lavon and I, we hit it off right away.
You know, as time went on,
I just felt like, "This is not my person."
And instead of wastin' time
like I did with Antoine for ten years,
I didn't wanna do the same [bleep].
Right, because I can't get that time back.
Shaunie, what did you think about that relationship?
Did you think they had any chance?
-I didn't. -Didn't, right?
I remember sayin' to Keion,
"I think Evelyn is in love with how he treats her."
-Yep. -[Brooke] Yes.
-Not him. -[Evelyn] Mm-hm.
[Shaunie] Yeah.
[John] This is for the audience.
What does a guy have to do?
If he does everything right...
-Yeah. -And still doesn't get it.
That might not mean I'm attracted to you.
-I agree. -[Jennifer] You wanna feel
-those butterflies. -[Brooke] Yes.
When I see my man, I get all
-warm and fuzzy inside. -[Brooke] Yeah, yes.
You want that all the time.
-All the time. -Yes.
Coochie throbbin'.
[Shaunie] Wow.
You gotta get that heartbeat down low?
-Yes. -[John] Okay, alright.
So, Shaunie, 13 years me and you been at this joint.
What did you think, if you gon' put
wives of athletes on television?
Did you think it was gonna be like this?
I did not.
When I hung with basketball wives,
we just shopped and went to lunch and traveled together.
And there would be fights, but not amongst each other.
It would be like...
-The hoes. -The side pieces, yeah.
I thought we were a lot more calm than we apparently are.
But it's been an amazing ride.
I'm super proud of the girls,
I'm super proud of the relationships
that have come outta the show.
[John] So, Jackie,
you were on the first crew of LA.
Yeah.
How have you seen the show change over the years?
[Jackie] I think it's, it's grown.
I know that a lot of people try to talk stuff about
the Basketball Wives franchise in general.
Like, "Why do you guys get on there
and you fight, and you this?"
This is real life.
If you come at me,
just because I'm a basketball wife
doesn't mean I'm not gonna defend myself.
-This season, I kinda... -[John] Right.
Toned it back a little bit.
But if you come at me, you still gon' get
the same Jackie you would've got...
-You gonna get the smoke. -11 years ago.
I would like to add to that.
'Cause, like, now that we're here in season 11,
there's been so much said and so much goin' on.
And I'm so appreciative for
the opportunity, Shaunie, thank you.
But Jackie had forgot to mention that she said that
she doesn't even know why you're still here.
Now you should move on and do a show called Preachers' Wives.
[John] What do you think about what she's sayin'?
I don't entertain negativity.
I don't, either.
[Shaunie] I really just don't.
But I do think
because we have experience with this Jackie before...
Which Jackie?
The Jackie that gets very defensive about
this Miami/LA thing.
I really wasn't surprised.
Because I think that although I embrace you as my friend
and my sister,
and I do genuinely love you
and think that you just have a kooky,
crazy kinda love for people
-that I've accepted. -Thank you.
But to hear that you were saying things like
you wanted to slap me and...
No, slap Evelyn, but you were hiding from her.
Oh, that I was hiding from you.
Yeah, I was on the phone, I heard it.
That I should not even be here. So, it wasn't a surprise.
What was a surprise is that you thought these people
were loyal to you and not gonna tell me.
Thank you, Shaunie, so much.
I respect you, you know I love you, too.
-You are my sister. -Yeah.
Half of what you said was not true.
-Okay. -[Jackie] And I cannot sit here
and allow it to be said.
I don't play kid games.
I'ma slap you,
I'm not gonna tell you I'ma slap you.
I'ma just slap you.
Now, what did happen,
that you obviously aren't privy to, I wasn't the one
that said y'all need to take your ass back to Miami.
It was actually my girl, Brittish.
I got a text from her with the billboard, saying,
"What the [bleep] is this?
Why are they even here?"
I have the receipts right here.
[Jackie] Now, if I did say that I want to slap this one,
I probably did.
And if I did say, "You hidin' from me,"
whatever it is, I'm tellin' you the context of it.
She also told me, this one over here, Brooke,
"She's pissed! She's mad!"
I called Brooke. "Brooke, are you okay?"
"I just feel like, sis, that's [bleep] up,
you should've been on the poster."
I said, "And I feel like you should've been."
I don't care, we don't get paid to be on no [bleep] billboard.
Did I or did I not say that to you?
So, when Brittish text Jackie the billboard,
she told her that, you know, they need to go back to Miami,
she doesn't even understand why they're here.
"They brought Evelyn back with this big whoop de, whoop de doo,
and she ain't do nothin' for the ratings."
She doesn't even know why Shaunie is here,
she needs to go do a show called Preachers' Wives.
This is business, it's not personal for me.
My name comes on the credits,
I don't have to prove anything to anybody.
And I don't feel like I have to have a conversation
about something that's factual.
-Okay. -We're gonna take a break.
Shaunie Henderson, thank you for bein' here.
Brittany and Clayanna are makin' their way to the stage.
More Basketball Wives LA Reunion when we return.
[music]
[John] Why did you take things to the wig-snatching level?
She's sitting there, eating a tater tot.
-Then next thing I know... -How many tater tots?
You are a liar.
I already told you, bitch,
it ain't nothin' but airin' the opportunity, bitch.
You throw that mother[bleep] shoe,
and I'ma kill your ass.
[music]
Welcome back to Basketball Wives LA Reunion.
On the stage now are Brittany Renner
and Clayanna Warthen.
Ladies, I'm happy that you're here now.
And I wanna get to know season 11's first-round draft picks
a little bit better.
Brittany, you got this wonderful career
as a influencer, young author, of course, a mom.
What made you even decide to do Basketball Wives?
I don't question the platforms that I'm called to.
So, when this opportunity arose,
I was like, "Well, I'm going to attend,
and I'm gonna to see what I learn from here."
And I've learned a lot.
Evelyn, I noticed when we were doin' the show,
that you gravitated toward Brittany.
Do you see similarity between you and Brittany?
You know what, prior to Brittany coming on,
I didn't know-know Brittany.
I was following her on social media,
I always thought she was funny.
I liked that she was very opinionated,
she didn't give a [bleep] what nobody said.
So, when I heard that she was comin' onto the show,
I was like, "Great."
And it started off good.
So, when she doesn't show up to your event...
♪ Tell 'em, "Pay the money," tell 'em, "Pay it on time" ♪
Where the [bleep] is Brittany?
[Jackie] I don't know. You invited her, right?
-Did she say she was comin'? -Girl, I sent her a...
Yeah, I invited her.
-An outfit and everything? -[Evelyn] Everything.
What were you feeling?
I was honestly hurt,
because I felt like, you know, I was really rockin' with you.
And I just didn't know where it switched.
And then, you know, we stopped shooting.
Somebody on social media was like,
"She doesn't follow any of you guys."
And I was like, "Wow, is it, like, that serious?"
I don't even follow
the Basketball Wives social media,
I don't wanna see any of that [bleep].
It's just, it's constant reminder of trauma!
Literally, I shake when I watch the episodes.
Jac'eil, what was it like workin' with the other...
Basketball wives on the show?
Well, it started out good, at first.
But I mean, hey. I'm the neutral one, so...
-Neutral Nancy. -[Brittany] How--how--
and I feel that way.
I speak out a lot.
Just because it's not shown.
Honestly, Brooke shouldn't even be my friend.
-Why that? -[Jac'eil] Because
if you really wanna know the truth,
I was on your side exactly the whole time,
tellin' Brooke she was wrong.
I felt like what Brittany did was not warranted.
Well, another thing that I just felt was triggering, too,
was the body shaming.
She said, "You need a new plastic surgeon."
She said that to me first.
My biggest issue has been we will have a conversation,
and I don't see it translated, like,
the same type of energy to them.
I pick sides.
So, you felt like I never picked a side,
and it made me feel like, "Damn,
I'm always pickin' Brittany's side,
and Brittany never picks mine."
Damn.
Never.
Okay.
And it hurt my feelings, honestly.
The same grace that you want us to extend to everyone,
you have to also learn to extend that to others, as well.
You can't be one-sided in that.
Actually, I, I agree with what you're saying.
I think the reason why, for me,
it was very hard to see all sides,
is because I have my experience
of what I saw from start to finish
with all of the ladies.
Including myself, Clayanna, Vanessa, who's not here,
and I won't speak too much on her.
But it's like, I feel like everyone had
very different experience with you guys.
Brittany, what made you decide,
"I'm just gonna go back to [indistinct]"?
I, I wasn't happy when I showed up.
My spirit became irritated about certain things,
I started to really shut down.
And that's when I knew it was time for me to go.
What do you think about her comment,
when she said that?
I felt like we gave her so much grace,
even though it started off really fiery.
And, you know, new comin' onto the show,
I can understand how you feel,
you know, maybe a little insecure,
maybe a little bit like,
"I have to show these girls that I'm not bowin' down to them."
But once we got past those moments,
I felt like, that she was able to see, like,
we're not the enemy.
I know I didn't have a lot of scenes with you one on one,
but I thought in Arizona
you were very transparent and vulnerable,
and I really thought it was a breakthrough moment.
Brittany, what do you think?
I think I'm a little taken aback,
because the energy that I'm getting from that couch
is, like, completely different
than the, the Twitter thuggin' online.
[music]
Because if that energy, from day one,
was just like how they are now,
it would've been a totally different experience.
I'm befuddled.
I feel hoodwinked, I feel bamboozled.
Because I'm like, all three of you guys,
that's the Twitter thug couch over there.
'Cause I'm like, "I haven't done anything to you guys."
I haven't done anything to you.
Yet you're throwin' shade.
And I threw shade at myself a hundred times.
So, again, trolling.
I'm not an internet baby.
-Oh, you are! -[Brooke] I'm not
-a social media baby. -You are, girl!
All y'all live on Twitter now!
-It's called X for all you... -[Brooke] Well, whatever.
All you old timers.
Any other time, I'm not on Twitter trolling.
I don't do that.
-On Monday night... -It's called X.
[Brooke] On Monday nights, I do.
And everything that I have said, I've told you.
-In real life, on scenes! -No, okay, so let's rewind.
So, I'm confused as to, like, if you guys had that same energy,
we would've had a different experience with Clayanna!
-'Cause that's why I'm here! -Okay, but let's...
I don't give a [bleep] if y'all [bleep] like me or not!
I'm here because this [bleep] was wrong!
-We'll deal with you directly. -You getting an interview
-and you talk [bleep], Brittany. -[Brittany] No!
You talk [bleep], too! So, what's up?!
-What's up?! -[Brittany] What's up?!
Right, with your scary ass, but you don't stand on [bleep]!
Brittany, you're like, [bleep] 95 pounds wet.
Please, get out of here.
And you're big for nothin'.
Okay...
The energy came from when we wrapped the show
and you quit or decided you weren't gonna show up anymore,
and then you started doin' interviews,
and you were basically callin' us, like,
old miserable bitches.
So, any Twitter thugging, it's from that.
Like, I'm not doin' interviews talkin' about Brittany.
But you're doin' interviews talkin' about us.
Our experience didn't end well?
I thought it ended well.
I did, too!
So, then you go on [indistinct], and then you talk [bleep].
So, the same way you said we fake bitches,
you a fake bitch, too!
Because it goes both ways!
Jackie, what do you think about Brittany?
When I met Brittany,
I know a lotta people say she came in hot.
She did, but after that, amazing.
Like, every time I seen her,
I felt like I wanted to give her a hug.
-Oh my God. -[Jackie] Like, not because of
anything other than her spirit,
-is just what I love. -You are a [bleep] liar.
Said the most [bleep] about you the whole [bleep] season.
You didn't fit, you didn't belong.
These [bleep]...
And I said I wasn't gonna do it.
You stupid idiot, broke-ass, dumb bitch.
-[bleep] y'all. -[Brooke] You [bleep] bitch.
-[John] One at a time. -[bleep] you.
-She talked the most [bleep]... -I told you earlier,
[bleep] you.
Talkin' about, "Why is this skank here?
She shouldn't even be here, she brings the brand down."
Bible!
-I wish you would! -Shut up, hoe.
I treated the woman like I felt I should treat her, and that was
-with care and respect. -Fake, fake bitch!
-You are a liar! -I already told you, bitch,
it ain't nothin' but airin' opportunity, bitch.
It ain't nothin' but airin' opportunity, bitch!
[Brooke] It ain't nothin' but opportunity, bitch!
-Okay, okay... -[Jackie] You throw that
mother[bleep] shoe, and I'ma kill your ass.
I ain't throwin' nothin' at you but these hands, hoe!
[Jackie] You know what I'd do to you?!
The irony.
-[Jackie] Shut up! -Bitch!
-Shut the [bleep] up, bitch! -And you ain't never in the new
talkin' about my daughter, bitch!
-[bleep] you, bitch! -Wah, wah, wah, wah!
[Jackie] Wah, wah, wah, wah!
Alright, we aren't gonna get to a resolution here.
So, let's move on.
More Basketball Wives LA Reunion when we return.
The newbies comin' in really set the tone
for the bull[bleep] that started.
Vanessa has some information for you about Christian.
If we're bein' truthful, Vanessa is a fraud herself.
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Welcome back. Let's get back to the beef.
Really don't wanna get back to the beef.
She may have been new to the show,
but she threw shade like a pro.
Mm. Let's chat with Clayanna.
-How you doin'? -I'm wonderful.
Alright, there was drama with you on the show from the jump.
Because the ladies questioned where'd you come from,
and why are you here.
It was like you just kinda appeared,
-so we didn't know, like... -Yeah.
I did not just appear.
-Well, well... -I don't think
she just appeared.
Yeah, I don't think
-she appeared. -Well, we didn't know, like,
whose friend you were.
Even asking me that question is like...
How did we all [bleep] get here? Like, let's be for real.
So, what was the good in that question besides bein' shady?
So, of course I'm gonna respond.
You know, I'm gonna match your energy.
When people are condescending or,
or speaking to you in a certain way,
a lot of people don't just take that stuff on the chin.
A lotta people aren't just gonna shade you with a smile
and say something smart back to you.
There's a lot of people who aren't wired like that.
I felt like I tolerated or I endured a lot.
Like, even when I first got to the skating rink,
I believe I gave you good energy.
And then just from that, it was, like,
where'd I, "Where'd you come from?"
Like, does that sound welcoming to you?
-Can I talk now, John? -[John] Yeah.
- Go. -[Jennifer] Okay, perfect.
I asked her where she came from because
this is your first time at the rodeo.
You're not used to doing TV.
-Wrong, wrong, wrong. -[Jennifer] And...
-You're not used to doin'... Wrong, you don't know me, wrong.
-Can I talk? -Wrong, wrong.
We have a audience,
and it needs to make sense to the audience.
-Okay, that's production job. -[Jennifer] You just appeared.
-That's not your job. -Yes, that is my job!
-That's your job? -It actually is my job.
Alright, pull it back, pull it back, pull it back.
-You don't know how to do TV. -It was at Shaunie's event.
-Did you not...? -I was tryin' to help you out!
You were tryin' to help me?!
Yes, because it has to make sense to the audience!
-Duh. -It's my job to ask
where you came from, and nobody still don't know
-where you came from! -That's okay, you [bleep] dumb?
-We know how we got here! -I'm not dumb!
I graduated with honors, I'm definitely not a [bleep] dummy.
Bitch, I got two degrees, what you talkin' about?
-And?! -[Clayanna] How you graduate
with two degrees, bitch,
and somebody got you for $40,000, a [bleep] Range Rover!
-A [bleep], a dog! -Yep!
And bitch, I got it [bleep] comin' in now!
Aw, shut up, bitch! Bye!
You might wanna check your accreditation,
'cause bitch, you dumb as a bag of nails.
Listen, this is gonna be the last time
they see you, honey.
So, make it your best moment.
-Listen... -Stop, stop.
[Jennifer] I'm not arguin' with no broke bitch.
-Please. -I'm not gonna do this today.
-Alright, so... -And you're a side bitch.
Bye, you've been a side bitch for Chicago for how many years?
Bitch, I'm a whole [bleep] fiancée.
-Get outta here. -To a scammer, take him!
Nobody wants him, bitch! Nobody wants him but you!
He's definitely not a [bleep] scammer.
Okay, movin' on.
Jackie brought the ladies to Arizona
hoping for a girls' trip of harmony,
but as the heat turned up outside,
tempers flared up, as well.
[Jackie] Welcome to Arizona.
I wanted to bring you guys out here
for us to have an amazing time of healing.
Me and Brittany, we been doin' each other so bad!
Like I said!
[bleep] that...
Clayanna, you are a [bleep] bitch!
Take your [bleep] and go home!
I, I wanna apologize first,
because a lot of energy that I gave you the other day in LA,
it, it wasn't fair.
I appreciate you bein' an adult and a woman,
and, you know, recognizing that you did open that.
[John] Evelyn, what were your thoughts
when you first arrived in Arizona?
I had a feeling it was gonna be a [bleep] show.
Most of our cast trips are.
We had great moments, we had the shaman.
That was definitely a highlight of Arizona.
My intention for this group is for all of us to have
a deeper understanding of one another.
And some, some empathy.
But Brittany, we accept you for who you are,
and for who you want to be.
[Brittany] Thank you.
And I know you're going through a lot,
and you thought of me.
You know?
[Woman] Cacao is the purest form of chocolate.
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Whew.
It tasted like [bleep].
Brittany, did you feel that the shaman was able to get you
to purge some things?
Absolutely, that was my favorite in the entire season.
And I was just like, "See?
This is what, like, this is about."
Jac'eil had a breakthrough with her mom,
and obviously Jennifer and I talked about our stuff.
So, I felt like the experience was positive.
And I thought everybody came away with something.
It was good.
So, every time you and Evelyn get in an argument,
you're gonna go to Arizona?
-Yes. -[John] And sit with the shaman?
Brittany shared during the shaman experience,
sometimes that y'all can be like mean girls.
And you should've extended Clayanna
a little bit more grace.
Coming into the season, I said to myself,
"Alright, this is gonna be good.
The OGs are gonna be able to chill, sit back."
The bombs that exploded started with Vanessa.
I don't really appreciate, you know, homewreckers.
The first drink that got thrown was Brittany.
[indistinct arguing]
[Woman] Oh, [bleep]! Oh [bleep], no!
And then it was the push with Clayanna and Jennifer.
Girl, you better get the [bleep] outta my face!
First of all...
[Clayanna] Then, then don't, don't walk up on me.
[Jennifer] Wow!
So, it was like, the newbies comin' in
really set the tone for the bull[bleep] that started.
So, we ended up kinda on high alert.
It was literally a snowball effect.
Brooke, the ladies threw you a party that night.
-Yeah. -[John] A birthday party.
Yes, celebrations have really been hard for me
after losing Kayla.
So, I thought that it was really, really nice,
and I just wanted to rise to the occasion
and have a good time.
Clayanna, the ladies seem to think that you were rude
at Brooke's party.
Do you think you were rude?
Absolutely not.
I walked in, and I literally sat down in a lounge chair.
I didn't do anything.
But when she approached me and said, "Hey, you know,
you didn't say hi," or whatever,
to be real with you,
I thought it was Vanessa's birthday.
But when she mentioned it to me, I gave her a hug
and I said happy birthday.
Jackie, what happened when you made the effort
to talk to Clayanna?
I wanted to just related from a basketball wife
to other basketball alumni.
I wanna break the ice with you.
I invited you to come because I wanted you
to be here with all of us.
What's wrong, and how can I help?
I'm good. Like, I don't need validation.
Clayanna, you know, she had already been through
a lotta different stuff with the group.
She wasn't feelin' it, and she said,
"I'm not with the fake [bleep]," and you guys saw
how it played out.
[Clayanna] Uh-uh, no, let's talk about what it was.
It was this pecking order.
Like, if you're telling us, "Oh, well, you're just a, you know,
a baby mama."
Like, how am I supposed to receive that?
I get where she's comin' from.
I would never sit there and put any...
I don't have to.
Things understood need not be explained.
I wasn't tryin' to say we're higher, we're lower.
-I asked her genuinely... -It was, but...
-From my heart. -It's a hierarchy.
So, when Brooke and I had our situation,
why do I see from my peripheral...?
Clearly it just was a lotta tusslin'.
-[Clayanna] Right. -And then I was like,
"Why'd I even get involved?"
-It wasn't a tussle. -[Jackie] That's all I was
-gonna say. -It was a carry-out.
-Girl, yeah, right. -[John] So, Evelyn,
you were one of the only OGs
who really tried to make a effort with Clayanna.
I mean, listen, they came to me and they told me,
like, "Hey, she's requesting to have a conversation with you."
I was like, "Why does she wanna have
a conversation with me for?"
I just wanted to try to get some insight.
So, initially, the conversation was cool.
But when I said, "Well, how do you feel about...?"
You know, Brooke threw a drink on me.
And then Brittany threw a drink on Brooke,
she said Brooke did what she needed to do.
I was just like, "Okay."
Do you feel any responsibility to anything?
-[Clayanna] Yeah! -You participated?
Yes, I, I feel like yes, I, I should not have...
Pushed, and I, and then the thing with Jac'eil.
Do you finally wanna apologize to Jen?
Probably before today, but...
But I did apologize to Jac'eil because I felt like...
Yeah, we heard that.
-Did you wanna apologize to Jen? -No.
This is a perfect time.
Who?
[John] For an apology.
To who?
To Jennifer.
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Okay.
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Don't go anywhere, we'll be right back
with more Basketball Wives LA.
[music]
Welcome back to the Basketball Wives LA Reunion.
We're gonna switch gears to the strip club.
Jac'eil, what did you think about the male strippers?
Jackie lied.
-I did not. -You lied.
I said, you said we're goin' to the strip club,
I said, "Is there gonna be bitches there?"
You said, "I got a lotta bitches for you."
Lotta dicks there.
Last time I had that, I got a baby.
[bleep].
Evelyn, what was goin' through your mind?
In the beginning, it was, it was a vibe.
Like, we were, we were having fun.
Jackie, do you think you were bein' fake
when you called Clayanna a gremlin
and then hugged her the next minute?
She called her a gremlin?
-What? -I don't think so.
What, what the [bleep] you call me a gremlin for?
If I did, you guys should know by now
I would say I called you one when I didn't.
I need a challenge flag.
-Didn't she say that? -Jen said that.
-Didn't you say that, Jen? -I think Jen said that,
-just 'cause I was sayin'... -No, hell no, Jackie!
Y'all better stop playin' with me, run the tape!
-Uh-uh, run the tape. -Listen, I've been bein' quiet
-with Jackie! -Y'all gotta stop lyin' to me.
Hold on, hold on, hold on, Jackie.
-They lyin'. -[John] Jackie.
-What? -The tape don't lie.
Clayanna, she's a crazy mother[bleep]
that be outside rooms, and she goin'...
[snarling]
Like a gremlin and [bleep].
Yeah.
If I did, you a pretty-ass gremlin.
There's no pretty gremlins.
Clayanna, what was your intentions
when you showed up to the strip joint?
To have a good time.
When Clayanna came in, honestly,
I felt like she came in with good energy.
I've never [bleep] seen her like that, goddamn it.
Clayanna wanted to have a good time,
so we all finna have a good time.
[John] But then, Jen, you were bein' messy on purpose?
[Jennifer] You have to remember,
my last encounter with this gremlin,
as Jackie calls her, was her
-putting her hands on me. -Girl, you [bleep] peacock.
-That bitch... -Was her putting her hands
-on me, so, for me... -You should've done somethin'
-about it. -[Jennifer] For me...
-For me... -What the [bleep]?
If I wanna have a petty moment, I can have a petty moment.
So, stand on it. But stand on it!
Yeah, it's, it's, that's a [bleep] song.
[Clayanna] If you're gonna throw rocks...
Can you tell her to be quiet?!
-The camera's on you. -[Jennifer] You asked...
-You asked... -[John] The camera's on you.
Like, shut the [bleep] up, bitch!
-[John] The camera's on you. -Oh, say that to me!
-The camera's on you. -Cause this [bleep]
these bitches doin' a lotta [bleep], like,
tough girl [bleep]!
It, it doesn't call
-for you to run... -The [bleep] you talkin' about?
[Jennifer] 'Cause somebody called you a hoe.
-Maybe it struck a nerve. -[Clayanna] Bitch, you got...
-Because you are a hoe. -[Clayanna] You gotta have
seven different dudes on this show!
Bitch, what are you talkin' about?!
-I had three dudes. -I had one baby,
one with his father, get the [bleep] outta here.
Because you're crazy as [bleep].
[John] Evelyn...
Why did you take things to the wig-snatching levels?
I ended up snatching her wig because she's sitting there,
eating a tater tot.
-The next thing I know... -How many tater tots?
We had, like, a bunch of them.
The next thing I know, she's runnin' up barefoot.
She was in front of Jennifer with her [bleep] hand clenched.
My natural reaction was to snatch her up.
Okay, cool.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!
No, Clayanna, no!
I'm a hoe?!
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You didn't snatch nothing up.
Let's, like, stop with the bull[bleep].
We were all told, "Don't put your hands on nobody."
So, why did you run up, then?!
We were told... Because I'm, I'm asking her!
-With no shoes and no earrings! -What I simply asked her was,
"What is your [bleep] problem with me?!"
So, you took your shoes off and your earrings to do that?!
You, you just had your mother[bleep] shoes off.
Girl, come on, you said you from the city!
If I was gonna hit her, I woulda [bleep] hit her!
[Evelyn] You're from the city, I'm from the city, too!
You [bleep] bitch!
Well, see me after!
-When? -Bitch, cool!
I, I guess we're gonna agree to disagree.
Arizona was a good trip and a bad trip.
[Brooke] Yes.
Jennifer Williams has been a part of
Basketball Wives' family for over a decade,
but definitely seemed to hit her stride this year.
I walk, I see Jen,
and it was just like this energy exchange.
We've been inseparable since.
-[Woman] Aww. -[Christian] Yeah.
-Champagne. -Oh my God.
-You know exactly what I need. -[Christian] Yes, I do.
How you doin'?
[Director] Action!
Jennifer, you're really doin' the damn thing.
We are makin' a motion picture.
Cheers to Jennifer Williams Productions,
and for what's to come.
[Jennifer] Oh my God!
[cheering]
[John] Jennifer, Jennifer, Jennifer.
When we last saw Christian, he was proposing.
How did you feel about him when you met him?
I definitely felt a, some type of fire.
The age difference between you and Christian
hasn't seemed to be an issue at all.
But is it tough that you're datin' a millennial?
[Jennifer] No, honestly,
because Christian is like a old soul.
We just truly are really in love.
I also read that you're not signin' a prenup.
Why not?
It's not something that I'm opposed to doing.
We haven't said yea or nay.
But you got multiple successful things happenin' now.
Like, you're ballin'.
You've been scammed a couple of times.
You sure you can trust Christian?
I mean, Christian got more money than me.
[John] Mm.
Don't think 'cause he 30, he not bossed up,
because he very much is.
[John] Preach.
I spy Vanessa had some information
for you about Christian.
Everything she tried to say about him,
I already knew.
And if we're bein' truthful, Vanessa is a fraud herself.
Like, she has 16 counts of forgery and stolen identity.
So, you're the last person
that needs to be talking about people's journey.
Anyway...
Vanessa Rider, wish you were here to say your piece.
More Basketball Wives LA Reunion after this break.
[music]
welcome back to the Basketball Wives LA Reunion.
It's been an amazing night of some highs and lows.
But we can't close Basketball Wives Reunion
without a little toast.
Okay, before we toast,
you have to say somethin'
to somebody on this side that's nice.
We'll start with Brooke.
I'm gonna say that I really like
Brittany wearin' her natural hair,
it looks really pretty on you.
Jac'eil, I hope that your products are doing well,
and I'm happy that I was able to be a part of
-that journey with you. -Thank you.
My toast is to Jac'eil
for bein' a breath of fresh air this season,
and we really care about you and love you.
John, it is always a pleasure to have you here.
-We should do this again. -[John] We should.
-Very soon. -Jac'eil.
Brooke, I just wanna thank you for always
bein' like a big sister in my life.
I always callin' the chick on me every day.
I just wanna thank you.
-You're welcome. -[John] Clayanna.
I, I like your outfit.
Thank you very much.
Brittany Renner.
Mine is to Brooke.
Because no matter what she's going through behind the scenes,
she shows up, she goes to work, and she makes it happen.
And I feel like that's really an underrated thing.
- Thank you. -[John] Thank you, ladies.
To the basketball wives.
Alright, that's a wrap on Basketball Wives LA Reunion,
I'm your host, John Salley.
Goodnight, everybody.
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