\h\h- JACKIE: Previously on "Basketball Wives"...
- I’ve been through \h\h\hthe trenches.
\h- You don’t want to be in a circle of just women
\h\hthat aren’t there, supporting each other.
\hYou need to show the girls that are new to all of this--
- [laughs] They have no clue! \h\h\h\h\h- They don’t know.
- JACKIE: It’s the first time \h\h\h\h\h\h\hin a long time
that all of the sisterhood \h\h\h\h\h\h\his together.
\hAnd some of these ladies don’t even know each other.
\h\h- ANGEL: I’m in a new relationship.
- I was listening last night \h\h\h\h\hto what’s going on.
\h\h\h\h- And I’m pregnant. - WOMAN: Angel! Oh my God!
- [women cheering]
- Are you gonna talk to her?
\h\h- So I gotta be the bigger person?
- BRANDI: It’s not like it was \h\hmy cousin that passed away.
It was my dad.
- These girls were friends \h\h\h\h\h\h\hfor 15 years.
We have to talk about things.
- WOMAN: I just really don’t know how this is about to go.
- [theme music]
- ♪
- MALAYSIA: So, you have \h\h\hall the aggression.
What’s the problem?
\h\h\h\h\h\h- WOMAN: Ooh, child. - That’s how I feel. Ooh, child.
- No!
- Why didn’t you reach out to me in regards to my dad?
- MALAYSIA: There was a time \h\h\h\h\h\hwhen Brandi and I
were super tight.
But time has changed \h\h\h\hBrandi and I.
I hadn’t seen her \hin three years.
But I really didn’t think that she would walk over
to me at Jackie’s wedding, \h\haccusing me of knowing
that her father passed. \hI really didn’t know.
I mean, because, honestly, \hI don’t know her anymore.
\h\h\h\hI never knew. - If you didn’t know,
now you know. - Now I know.
- Yeah, I know, but you’re mad.
\h- But you still haven’t reached out and you know
\h\h\h\h\hthat that was my dad. and you’ve been around my home.
\h\hSo you’re being fake about the fact that you didn’t know.
I will always reach out and send my condolences
for anybody that passed away, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hor got sick,
or something happened. And she didn’t do that.
You know, you’re telling people \h\h\h\h\h\h\hthat we’re good.
\hThat’s where I have a problem. - I did not say that we’re good.
- Well, that’s what I was told. \h\h\hAnd that’s the problem...
\h- Excuse me! Who told Brandi that I said that we were good?
’Cause obviously we all see \h\h\h\h\h\hthat we’re not.
- I didn’t say [bleep] \h\h\hso I don’t know.
\h\h\h\h\hAfter my wedding, I was hoping for all of us
\h\h\h\hcoming together, sharing our experiences,
\hbonding, and now two of my friends that used
\h\h\h\h\h\hto be so close have nothing but animosity
amongst each other. \h\h\hI feel awful.
- I am a lot of things \hthat you don’t like.
- ♪
- And let’s just keep it that way.
\hOkay. - Okay.
- ♪
\h\h\h- FEMALE SINGER: ♪ Please give me something to believe ♪
- This is no longer about \h\hher father’s passing.
Brandi’s attacking \h\h\hmy character.
- FEMALE SINGER: ♪ So whenever \h\h\h\hit gets cold in here ♪
♪ And I’m frightened \h\h\h\hby the fear ♪
- JENNIFER: You okay? \h\h\h\hCome on, boo.
\h\h\h\h- I do not have to tolerate disrespect.
- I didn’t, in the moment, \h\h\h\hI didn’t feel that.
- Malaysia and I were just \h\h\h\htalking in circles.
She’s such an asshole at times.
\h\h\hAnd... I don’t know.
- She gotta get her \hmind right first.
- You don’t miss her?
- ♪
- You don’t miss her?
- I don’t miss her.
- JENNIFER: You don’t miss her?
- BRANDI: I’m totally fine, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hlike...
\h\h\h\h\h\h- You’re not. And it’s okay not to be.
- I’m done with the lie, Brooke. - I know, I know. I know.
- ♪
- FEMALE SINGER: ♪ You know \heverything is all right ♪
\h- MALE SINGER: ♪ Yeah, everything is all right ♪
♪ It’s all right ♪
- FEMALE SINGER: ♪ I know \hI can make it through ♪
♪ We can make it through ♪
\h\h\h\h\h\h- MALE SINGER: ♪ We can make it through ♪
- ♪
- Wanted to see your face.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Here I am. - JACKIE: You miss me? [laughs]
- DOUG: Just being in there, \hworking with the guys is...
is fantastic.
\h\h\h\h\h\h- I’ll be honest. It feels a little weird to me
not being able to be on the road with you.
We just have to Facetime, \h\hyou know what I mean?
- Yeah, we’ll have time. \h\h\h\h\h- JACKIE: Yeah.
- ♪
- Every time I talk to somebody, they’re like,
oh, well, your stomach’s pointy.
\h\h\h\h\hIt must mean this, it must mean that, you know?
- I think I’m gonna \h\h\hgo with girl.
- I don’t know, I don’t know. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWe’ll see.
- ♪
\h- Like, the foot is the most painful place to get a tattoo.
But it says, "Mom, may you \hforever guide my steps."
\h\h\h\h\h\h- [women oohing] - WOMAN: And it wraps around.
\h\hSo if I’m having a bad day, I just look down and I’m like,
\hMom, guide my steps, ’cause I’m about to murder somebody.
- ♪
\h- BRIAN: It’s crazy that I’m just seeing you again.
I love it. \h- I know.
\h\h\hI’m so happy to be here. But I am nervous a little bit.
Ahh, this is the last pain \h\h\h\hthat I’m inflicting
on my damn body. \h\h\h\h[laughs]
- Yeah, I call bull crap \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hon that.
- So, guess what? I am now married.
\h\h\hI met my husband about seven years ago.
\hWe’re about to celebrate our five-year wedding anniversary.
\h\h\h\h- [laughs] You know, my nerves haven’t been tested
in a long time because I’ve been sitting at home
\h\h\h\h\h\hbeing a housewife, so I don’t know what you gonna get.
[laughs]
- Lean back for me. So we’re just gonna
map it out right now. \h\hI’ve got an idea.
- BRANDI: What are you doing? \h\h\h\h\hWhat are you doing?
Why are you laid out? \hWhat are you doing?
What are you doing to her? - I’m so glad you made it.
\h\h\h\h\hBrandi and I hit it off immediately
at Jackie’s wedding. Are you gonna be in town for a while?
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Oh, girl, yes. - I’m having a birthday party.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- You are? - Yes, would you like to come?
- How old you turnin’, 12? \h\h- Girl! She was really
\h\ha breath of fresh air. She’s beautiful, she’s fun.
\h\hAnd after everything that’s happened with her
and Malaysia, I just really \h\h\h\hfelt like she could
use a good friend.
- What are we doing? \h\h\h\h\h- Piercing.
- BROOKE: What are you getting? \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hA piercing?
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Yes. - Oh, my God. Where?
- BROOKE: In my nipples. \h\h- BRANDI: Wait, what?
- [laughing]
- All right, so we’re gonna \h\h\h\h\hpierce this side.
\hI’m gonna go get some gold jewelry. I’ll be right back.
- Oh my God. I did not know \h\hwhat I was coming into.
\hI guess this is the part of getting to know someone.
Like, I didn’t know Brooke was, \hlike, into all this piercing.
And I guess that makes her \h\h\h\hkinda edgy and fun.
- BROOKE: I really like a lot \h\h\h\h\h\hof the new girls
that I’ve been meeting. \hI’m sorry about your
\h\h\h\h\hdad passing away. I know that’s really hard.
Like, in those moments you think life’s really too short
to even think about all the dumb stuff
that you’ve probably \h\hnot spoken about.
So, you know? \h\h\h- Yeah.
Just being out here in LA
\h\h\h\hand just getting just the sunny ocean vibes, like,
is really helping me just \h\h\hcleanse my spirit.
You know, if Malaysia can’t \hget her [bleep] together
or be a good friend, \h\h\hI’m just gonna
\h\h\h\htake this opportunity to develop my own friendships
\hwith other people that are uplifting
and that are there for me.
- BROOKE: Well, listen. \h\h\hMy birthday party
is coming up, which I am \h\h\h\hso excited about.
- I’m excited, too.
\h\h\h- So we’re all gonna have a great time, have some drinks.
I think that’ll be a lot of fun. You know?
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWoo! - MAN: All right, so...
\h- Here we go! - Bust ’em out.
- BRANDI: My God, Brooke. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWoo!
- [laughs]
- I mean, her boobs are, like, sitting up perfect.
Like, why does she wanna \h\h\h\h\h\hpierce them?
\h\hOoh, you finna stick that whole...
- Yeah, don’t...do not! No!
- I’m gonna get lined up. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Ooh.
\h\h- MAN: All right, here we go. - No way, just go for it Brooke.
\h\h\h\hGo for it, Brooke. - I’m gonna count to three
and I’m gonna take \h\h\ha big breath.
- One, two, three. \h\h\h\h\h[squeals]
- BRIAN: Here we go.
- It wasn’t that bad. \h\h- [Brooke laughs]
- ♪
\h\h- ROCCSTAR: This is four different entrees?
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Yeah. - Wow, that’s crazy.
\h\h\h\h- She’s pregnant. - What is that? Chicken?
- ANGEL: Yeah. You want it? \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- No.
- You’re so sweet. You want it? \h\h\h\h\hSee, I woulda ate it.
- IMAN: Seriously. [laughs]
- I’ve known Angel \hfor a long time.
And I only know RoccStar \h\hbecause of what Angel
\h\h\hhas shared with me. So I’m happy that we get
\hto spend more time together. - Well, guys, happy to be here.
Finally we got together. \hThat looks good, yeah.
- You want to switch? - Yes, let’s switch.
\h- [Angel laughs] - We do this a lot.
\h\h\h- ANGEL: Do you really? You guys like the same stuff?
\h\h\h\h\h- IMAN: Yeah. - How y’all been doing?
\h\h- ANGEL: Good. - [blows raspberry]
- Man, this just two heavy, \h\h\hheavy personalities.
It’s a Scorpio and a Libra. - DUFFEY: You’re a Scorpio?
- I’m a Scorpio.
- I’ve heard bad things \h\h\h\hfrom my friends
in relationships with Scorpio men.
- Yeah, what’d you hear \h\h\h\h\h\h\habout us?
- That they’re like...
- Narcissistic?
- ♪
\h\h- I don’t know. In terms of, like,
other people, I’m very selfless. Like, I’m very protective...
- Is that how you got Angel? \h\h\h\h\h\h- Yeah, probably.
- What attracted you to Rocc?
- I don’t know. \hI don’t know.
- This is getting a little awkward.
- ANGEL: Do you guys want \h\h\hsomething to drink?
\h- ROCCSTAR: She’s clearly in that stage where the...
- Oh, the hormones. \h- ROCCSTAR: Man.
- Do you feel hormonal? \h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Mm-mm.
I’m fine. \h- Sure.
- No, it’s usually because of a reason. It’s not hormonal.
If I feel some type of way, \h\h\hit’s probably because
we got into it. \h\h\h- Mm-hmm.
\h- You should learn how to talk to me, you know?
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hThat’s it. So if you don’t know how
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hto talk to me, then I’m gonna be like this.
My mom never yelled at my dad \h\h\hor anything like that.
\h\hSo when I hear that, I’m like, oh God, like...
Rocc is so opinionated \h\h\h\h\hand so vocal.
I’m not used to it at all.
- ROCCSTAR: That’s all subject \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hto opinion.
Like, is what you’re talking about really enough to trip?
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSo, she might be mad, but you don’t know.
- There’s always gonna \h\h\h\h\hbe problems.
\h\hIt’s how you speak to that person, right?
If I’m simply talking to you \h\h\hin a respectful manner,
then it should be reciprocated. \h\h\h\h\hYou know what I mean?
- ROCCSTAR: Nah.
- It’s hard to watch any couple \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hget into it.
I’m just curious about \h\hthis relationship.
\hSince they got together and got pregnant so fast,
\h\hit brings into question, will they weather the storm?
- Well, this was fun.
- ♪
\h\h\h- JACKIE: Coming up on "Basketball Wives"...
- DUFFEY: Hey, French.
- We gotta do a couple shows. I need to jump back on this road.
- If I ever did say I was gonna quit, like, how would you feel?
- I need your ass back \h\h\h\h\hon this road.
- You’re saying that I’m fake? \h\h\h\h\h\hNo, you’re a fake.
I’m not gonna sit in a room \h\h\h\h\hand let somebody
tear down my character no more. \h\hLeave me the [bleep] alone!
- So where is Rocc? \hWhat’s going on?
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Well, we got into an argument last night.
You know, sometimes, like, \h\h\h\htime apart is okay.
- ♪
- DUFFEY: ♪ Yeah yeah, \h\h\hyeah yeah yeah ♪
♪
♪ One, two, three, hit it ♪
♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
- DUFFEY: I taught myself how to DJ because I went
through a divorce and I was \hlooking at my life like,
is this it?
And I just opened up my laptop \h\h\h\h\hone time on YouTube,
searched "how to become a DJ", \h\h\hand next thing you know,
I’ve been traveling the world \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\has a DJ
for rapper French Montana. \h\h\h\hAnd then COVID hit
and everything was shut down. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIt was crazy.
Hey! Hi.
You see mommy working?
- Oh, she spit all over me. - Okay, let me get a towel.
I really enjoy being home \h\h\h\h\hwith my family.
But DJing at Jackie’s wedding...
\h\h\hMake some noise for Jackie and Doug!
- [audience cheering]
- DUFFEY:...it just reminded me \h\h\h\h\h\hof how much I love
to bring people together \h\h\hthrough music, too.
Thanks for coming up here.
\h\h\h\h\h\hLook at me, inspiring my daughter.
- I love it. \h\hHi, mama.
\h\h- Yeah, I’m just trying to, like, get back into the groove.
And then me and French, we have all these shows
coming up, so I just wanna \h\h\h\h\h\hdo really good.
So I just wanna, like, \h\h\h\h\h\h\hrehearse.
- A couple of months ago, you were like, I’m done.
- I know I said I was done, \h\h\h\h\h\hbut it’s like,
after having that year off, \h\h\h\hit gave me like...
- IMAN: You missed it. - Yeah, I did miss it.
\h- You gotta think about it. ’Cause at the end of the day,
\h\h\h\hyou know, we got her. You gotta think about, okay,
how do you wanna live your life? - Okay, so just imagine, like,
with the business you built \h\has a basketball agent.
\h\h\h\h\hWhat if I was like, okay, now that we have Shadi,
I don’t want you to be \h\h\han agent anymore.
I want you to give us \h100% of your time.
- No problem. [laughs] \h\h\h\h- You wouldn’t!
’Cause, then what? You have no money.
\h\hI don’t wanna be broke! Mommy didn’t make no money.
\hMommy gotta make some money. She’s gonna be expensive, baby.
Like, can you imagine \h\h\hthe car she’ll
\h\h\h\h\h\hwanna drive at 16, the clothes she’ll wanna wear?
Like, what if she’s like me \h\hand she wants to wear,
like, $1,000 wigs? \hI need to be able
to help with that. Like... \h\h- She don’t wear wigs.
- She is gonna wear wigs! \h\h\h\h\h- [Iman laughs]
\h\hI think you gotta sit down and think about that, you know?
I mean, your family always \h\h\h\h\h\hgonna be there.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWe support you. But you gotta think about what
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hyou wanna do. I mean, I want you to be home.
- During COVID, me and Iman, \hwe had some talks about me
maybe not DJing anymore. \h\h\hAnd I thought I was
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hready for that. But after sitting in a house
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hfor so long, I’m ready to get back out there.
I miss the crowd, I miss the beats.
I mean, Iman doesn’t even \hturn it up when I walk
\hin the house saying, DJ Duffey in the house.
He just looks at me, like...
- Just, just think about it. \hYou know, have a game plan.
- I don’t know.
You just gotta give me \ha little bit of time.
- ♪
- Uh-uh. Don’t the lady supposed to walk on the inside?
\h- Girl, oh my goodness. You with this lady stuff.
- Yes! Shoot.
- Well, let me get the door. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Thanks.
- That’s why I was walking \h\h\h\h\hin front of you,
’cause I was gonna get the door.
\h\h\h- Zell is one of my best friends.
\h\h\h\hI’ve known him for about six and a half years.
\h\h\h\hHe’s friends with Duffey as well.
And Brandi, or half friends.
You know, he’s like, \h\h\hlive out loud,
enjoy your moment, and I’m more like,
let’s go to Sizzlers \h\hor some [bleep].
I don’t know. [laughs]
- How you doing? \h\h\h\h\h- Zell!
- What?
\h- I mean, I feel like life is just messing with me. Ooh.
\h\h\h\h- ZELL: Well, look. - MALAYSIA: Yes. Thank you.
Don’t they remind you of twins? \h\h- Oh right, yeah, it does.
- [Malaysia laughs]
So Jackie had a party \h\h\hthe other day.
\h\h\hAnd, um, you know, Jackie is friends with a lotta women.
And so Brandi was there. \h\h\h- How did that go?
- She cannot respect the fact \h\h\h\hthat we are different
than when she left.
\h\h\h\h\hLike, when she left, we were young and we were wild,
and I was newly single. \hNow we’re settled...
And we’re now--it’s time \hto think about growth.
\h\h\hHonestly at this point I don’t even wanna be around
her no more.
- ZELL: I know, and I hate \h\h\hto hear that so much.
It’s not the Brandi \h\h\hthat we know.
\h\h\hAnd being honest, like, y’all on two different paths.
A real single mom out there working
for your three kids.
- Ever since I got back to LA, \h\h\h\h\h\heverything has been
Brandi this, Brandi this, \h\h\h\h\h\hBrandi this.
And I just really just need \h\h\h\hto focus on my life
\h\h\h\h\hand my family. And I just miss my kids.
\h\h\h\h\hWith me being here in LA working and them being
in Atlanta, I definitely \h\h\h\h\h\hfeel guilty.
\h\hI feel like I have all of this [bleep] on my shoulders.
And like, nobody [bleeps] \h\hcalls me and asks me,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\ham I okay? And she don’t know that, like,
you know, my [bleep] baby daddy \h\h\hain’t paid child support.
My kids need their mom. \hAnd that’s just that.
And like, you’re saying that I’m fake. No, you’re a fake.
I’m not gonna sit in a room \h\h\h\h\hand let somebody
tear down my character no more. \h\h\h\h\h\hI have depression.
- Right, I know... But she don’t know.
\h\h\hBut that’s what I’m saying, Malaysia.
\h\h\h\h\h\hShe don’t know... - Leave me the [bleep] alone!
\hBrandi is focusing on petty bull[bleep],
\hand I’m struggling with way more important things
\h\h\h\h\h\hin my life. She didn’t really know
\h\h\h\hwhat it feels like to be an actual single mom.
It’s a lot of hard work, whether we say it or not.
\h\h\h\h\h\hWe don’t complain. We just do what we have to do.
\h\h\h\h\h- I’m so sorry. - It’s [bleep] up, Zell.
What the [bleep]?
\h\h\h- JACKIE: Coming up on "Basketball Wives"...
- I really love her.
- You Team Malaysia today. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOkay, girl!
- [ladies cheering]
- Hey, don’t mess with her, \h\h\h\h\h\hex-best friend!
\h\h\h- I do feel that if her and Malaysia get cool again,
like, all these new connections \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hshe’s making...
- It’s gonna be kinda like... \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- It’s dead.
- ♪
- Cheers. Bout to be turnt. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h- This is LA.
- One time for the \h\hbirthday bitch!
- [ladies cheering]
- We got more! We got more! \hWe got more! We got more!
So my birthday party \h\h\h\his coming up.
I’m really excited about \h\hmy new relationships
\hthat I’ve been making with some of the ladies
I met at Jackie’s wedding. \h\h\h\h\h\h\hI cannot wait
\h\h\hto get lit with my girls! Cheers to the birthday weekend.
\h\h\h\h\h- Cheers! - Cheers! 21 again?
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Yes! Forever young, baby.
- Brooke don’t age, y’all. \h\h\h\h\h- WOMAN: At all!
- Benjamin Button ass. \h\h\h- [Brooke laughs]
- Whatever thought it is, \h\h\h\h\h\h\hI need it.
- So who exactly is coming \h\h\h\h\h\hto the dinner?
\h\h- ’Cause we need to know. - Of course Jackie’s coming.
- Turn up.
- Jen can’t make it. \h\hShe’s outta town.
And I invited Malaysia.
- ♪
- I really love her.
\h\hLike, I really love her. That sisterhood right there.
- Are you serious?
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- DUFFEY: Ah, you Team Malaysia today. Hey, girl!
- [ladies cheering]
- Hey, don’t mess with her \h\h\h\h\h\hex-best friend!
\hIt’s really hard watching Brandi go
through this break-up with her best friend.
And I just see the conflict \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hin Brandi.
I would just let her be. \h\h\h\hJust let her be.
- BROOKE: Okay, girl.
- I’m trying to make light \h\h\h\h\hof the situation,
but I know deep down \h\hthat Brandi wants
\hto mend things with Malaysia. - I’m about to take my wig off.
Don’t make fun of me.
\h\h- Duffey, you need to rock your bald head.
\h\h\h\h\h- But isn’t this fun? I’m so glad that you guys came.
\h\h\h\h- This is fun. This place is so cute.
- BROOKE: Bring you glam team. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYou know?
- Is your husband coming? \h\h\h- Yeah, so you guys
get to meet him. Your husband’s \h\h\h\h\hcoming to the party?
- No, he’s watching Shadi. \h- BROOKE: Oh, okay. Okay.
- Y’all know Iman been \h\h\hwith me forever.
Every day for nine years. \hHe supported me, like,
DJing and being in the studio late at night and traveling.
And now he’s saying, okay, how ’bout you think of what’s next?
And, like, it’s been a struggle \h\h\h\h\h\h\hwithin my family.
\h\h\h\h\hBut I respect Iman for holding it out that long.
\h\h\h\h\h\h- BROOKE: Yes. - ’Cause I know it’s hard.
It’s fun when I leave the house
and then I come back and I do feel those,
like, butterflies, like, I missed him.
- Brooke, you better hook me up \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hwith somebody.
I wanna feel all this again. \h\h\h\h\hI wanna feel this.
- We gonna find you somebody. \h\h\h\h- All I feel is 1942
\h\h\hand what happened? - 1942 and what happened?
- [ladies laughing]
- What happened last night? \h\h\h\h\hWhat time is it?
Oh my God! [laughs]
- ♪
\h- WOMAN: Hey. - Good morning.
\h\h\h\h\h- How you doing, boss? - ANGEL: How are you guys doing?
- We’re good. And you?
- My shop, Angel Brinks \h\h\h\h\his killin’ it
in the game right now. \hI’m dressing all your
\h\h\hfavorite celebrities, from Doja Cat, to Saweetie,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMary J. Blige, Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B,
\h\hdid I say Saweetie already? - WOMAN: Yep, looking amazing.
\h- Thank you. Thanks, ladies.
What are you guys working on? \hI’m a very creative person.
And I know the woman’s body \h\h\h\h\h\h\hreally well.
So for me, it’s an escape \h\h\hfrom the real world
\h\hand stuff that I’ve been through.
- I’m just looking at this, um, \h\hcustom piece for a client.
\h\hShe’s interested in getting a custom dress.
So I’m just checking out \hwhat we have to offer.
\h\h\h\h- What’s the occasion? - WOMAN: It’s just a birthday.
- She’s wants it actually \h\h\h\h\hwith feathers.
I think on the ankles \h\h\hand the wrists.
- ANGEL: After the fight I had \hwith Rocc on our double date,
\h\hI realized, since Rocc and I got really serious during COVID,
he’s totally just used to me \h\h\h\h\h\halways being home
not going anywhere, being at \h\hhis every beck and call,
\h\h\hbeing with the kids. So this is all new to him.
\h\hAnd that changes my dynamic with him.
So Doja Cat is going on tour. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Okay.
- I think it’s about \ha five-month tour.
\h\h\hI’m really, like, stressed out about it.
Like, I just need to focus \h\h\h\h\h\hon myself more.
And I think I’m really gonna \h\hhave to, like, dive right
\h\h\h\h\h\hback into work. I wanna, like, get all her
pieces out, so when the racks \h\h\h\h\h\hcome out for her,
ours is, like, top, top. \h\h\hThank you so much.
\h\h\hWe’ll talk about it a little bit more later.
- ♪
- Hey, boo thang. \h\h- Hey, baby.
- You look so cute. \h\h\h\h- You, too.
- So excited we get to hang out.
- Me, too. \h\h\hGod.
- MAN: Can I get you \h\h\ha drink today?
- Can I a margarita \hwith a sugar rim?
\hand a shot of 1942? - Two shots of 1942.
\h\h\h- MAN: Two shots of ’42 a margarita with a sugar rim.
- Yes. - Yes.
\h\h- I met Brittish at Jackie’s wedding.
- You look cute, though. \h\h\h\h\h\h- Thank you.
- Your butt look good. \h\h\h\h\h- I like it.
- You know, I’ve known her \h\h\h\hfrom social media.
\h\h\hAnd her personality is very similar to mine.
\hI feel like she could be someone that I could
really call my sister.
Cheers.
- BRITTISH: That salon was \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hsuper cute.
It was a really cute vibe. \h\hI had such a good time.
\h\h\h- So cute. I was like, dang,
all these ladies is, \hfirst of all, bad.
Ain’t got no drama. Everybody’s happy.
\hWe’re hanging out. Ain’t nobody feeling
\h\hno type of way. Like, Brandi and Malaysia are just confusing.
\h\h\h\h\h- It’s like a toxic relationship.
That’s how that goes.
- It’s a little bit toxic. \h\hAnd Brandi would rather
\hjust be with Malaysia than probably all of us, honestly.
\h\h\h\h\hThink about your friends of 15 to 20 years.
- I have more...
- Think about your friends \h\h\h\h\h\h\hof 20 years.
Think about your friends \h\h\h\h\h\hof 20 years.
It’s kinda like when you \h\hbreak up with a guy,
but you still wanna be with him.
\h\hSo when people mention him, you always wanna say something.
\h\h\h\h\h\hShe’s still in love with Malaysia.
I literally, like, I just \h\h\h\h\hfeel it in me.
Like, deep inside that, like, \h\h\h\h\hMalaysia and Brandi
are gonna end up as friends. \h\h\h\h\h- I think so, too.
\h\h\hI just wanna make sure that when they become friends
that everybody can co-exist \h\h\h\h\h\h\hin one group.
\h- Back in the day I felt Malaysia was worried that,
like, Brandi was gonna \h\hgo have fun with me
and go do things with me, \h\h\hand maybe take away
from their friendship. You know, it was hard.
\h\h- I don’t wanna be in the same environment
with people that I don’t like. \h\h\h\h\h\h- Do it for Duffey.
- I don’t really like her, either.
- Why?
That scenario is gonna come up \h\h\heventually, and I’m just
wondering, like, what is that \h\hgonna do for the dynamic
of the group? \h\h\h\hLike,
\h\h\h\h\h\hwhat if Brandi and her make up and then it’s like,
okay, Brandi and Malaysia \h\h\h\hare hangin’ out.
Like, who else y’all gonna hang out with?
- That’s why I wanna have \h\h\h\h\h\h\ha kumbaya.
I’ve known Brandi \hsince I was 15.
It’s always Malaysia \hand Brandi and then
everyone else is kinda like \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hjust extra.
But Brandi has went \h\hthrough so much
with the loss of her father.
\h\h\h\hI know that the support of women is the only thing that
can really keep her standing \h\hthrough these hard times.
\h\hShe really needs this group of women right now.
I do feel if her and Malaysia \h\h\h\hget cool again, like,
all these new connections \h\h\h\h\hshe’s making...
- It’s gonna kinda be like... \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- It’s dead.
\h- I hope it doesn’t. I got faith in you, B!
- ♪
\h\h\h- JACKIE: Coming up on "Basketball Wives"...
- WOMAN: Everybody here?
- Um, that’s what I’m trying \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hto figure out
’cause it doesn’t look like everyone is here.
\h\h\h- JACKIE: I know. I’m surprised Malaysia
is not here. Like... - Are you surprised?
- I will really appreciate \h\h\h\h\hthat you stop...
\h\h\h\h\h\h- With the, your best friend thing?
\h\h\h\h\h\hWell, then stop defending her and [bleep]!
- ♪
- SAWEETIE: ♪ Dance, I'm coming in fast ♪
♪ Uh-huh, I'm hittin' that, hittin' that gas ♪
♪ I'm hittin' that hittin' that ♪
♪ Iciest -- in the whole damn land ♪
♪ I hit the road in an all-white Lamb ♪
♪ I keep a fresh set up on my hands ♪
♪ You don't like me, but you on my grill ♪
- WOMAN: Hi. - Hi!
- Hi, gorgeous. [inaudible] Hi, babe.
- JACKIE: Amazing girl, with these dresses.
Y'all wanna go up? - WOMAN: Yes.
- SAWEETIE: ♪ I put it in motion
- DUFFEY: I hosted here. - WOMAN: You did?
- DUFFEY: This is the DJ booth. - WOMAN: A tree house?
- DUFFEY: Yes. I feel like every time
that I go out, it just reminded me
of how much I love being DJ Duffey
This is a real decision that could affect
the rest of my life.
- Hey! - WOMAN: Hey, Brittish!
- SAWEETIE: ♪ Rule number one, never be number two ♪
♪ Mad 'cause I'm rich and I'm young and I'm cute ♪
♪ All eyes on me when I step in the room ♪
- BROOKE: Hey, ladies and gentlemen!
- [ladies cheering]
- Thank you! - Oh my God, give up the dress!
Oh hell no! Uh-uh.
- My birthday party is over the top.
- [group cheering]
- When I walked in and I just saw
how beautiful everyone looked... This is my husband.
- Hi, nice to meet you.
- BROOKE: ...in their gowns, makeup, hair,
they came up, they showed up, and they showed out.
- Is everybody here?
Is everybody here?
- Um, that's what I'm trying to figure out,
'cause it doesn't look like everyone is here.
- ♪
- JACKIE: I know. I'm surprised Malaysia is not here.
- Are you surprised?
- I mean, after what she went through with Brandi,
there's so many reasons why Malaysia may not be here.
It could be something personal. I'm just hoping she's okay.
- She might be here for the after party.
- Hmm. - BRANDI: She might.
- I don't think she's coming.
- Maybe this might be a little bit
too intimate for her. She's probably afraid
she has to sit next to me.
- Actually not, because she could have sat next
to whoever she wanted to.
- She might be here for the after party.
- Take up for your best friend, girl!
Woo!
'Cause that my best friend. She a real bad bitch.
She don't need no whip.
- BRANDI: You know, Duffey is now getting irritating
with this whole best friend stuff.
I don't wanna keep hearing that. It's like, girl, cut it out.
- [phone buzzing]
- Uh-oh. Hey.
- Is everything okay?
- Just stop.
- WOMAN: Are you okay, Angel?
- It's Rocc. - Yeah.
- ANGEL: Girl, I'm gonna take off.
- JACKIE: You leaving? - ANGEL: Yeah.
I just wanna say bye. - Okay.
You need me to walk you out? - I think I'll be okay.
- There is obviously something going on
between Angel and RoccStar. In relationships,
when we're going through hard times,
we don't want everybody to know we're not happy.
It really makes me concerned for her.
Oh my God, look, Brandi. Look! - BRANDI: What?
- JACKIE: It's raw, you guys. - Don't eat 'em all, Jackie.
- Here, now try one, Brandi. If you do it, I'll do it.
- No, that looks raw. - [women chattering]
- BROOKE: Oh my God, Brandi.
We need some cocktail sauce. Oh my God.
- Oh my God, it's salty, you guys, like...
- BROOKE: What? What? Like what?
What? Salty like what, Jackie?
- JACKIE: Like what I was told it tastes like.
- What? What?
- [women laughing]
- Come on, cheers. - I can't do it. I can't do it.
- No, she just told me... - Jackie! Go ahead, Jackie.
Swallow! Swallow! Swallow! Swallow! Swallow!
- [women cheering]
- JACKIE: I'm sorry, y'all. I tried.
I told you I couldn't do it. - WOMAN: Why did you do it?
- This was my first oyster and my last.
I do a lot of [bleep] but I ain't doing that.
- Oh my God. Maybe because she doesn't
give her husband [inaudible]. The texture of it just
couldn't go down her throat. But if I could get her
to have this oyster, like, Doug is gonna
be screaming tonight.
- WOMAN: Wow, these are expensive.
And y'all gonna waste 'em. - BROOKE: Thank you, baby.
Enjoy 'em. - WOMAN: No, Malaysia won't.
- BROOKE: Exactly.
- DUFFEY: 'Cause that my best friend.
She a read bad bitch.
- BRANDI: Look, I've reached my limits with Duffey
making jokes with me and Malaysia, like,
I'm about to [bleep] lose it.
Let me holler at you.
She thinks this [bleep] is funny, and it's not.
This ain't cute. Like, I need to check her.
- DUFFEY: What's the tea, sis?
- Let me tell you something. I will really appreciate
that you stop with the... - With the your
best friend thing? - It's a joke to you.
Stop.
- Well, then stop mother[bleep] defending her and [bleep].
- I'm used to defending her. I'm used to, like,
having her back. I'm used to saying rebuttals for her.
- You miss her, though. - I don't miss her.
I don't miss her. - I feel it.
I will always love her, but please stop it...
Because I don't... No, legit...
- 15 years? That's like a divorce.
After everything, you still feel like you have
to defend her. It's me, like,
giving you a nudge, like, and just trying
to make light of the situation. 'Cause I know
you're uncomfortable. Like, it makes me
uncomfortable, too.
- It's definitely uncomfortable. I'm not used to this.
I get what you're doing. And I love you. But stop it.
- I'm sorry. I love you.
- Duffey's right. I'm done with Malaysia.
I enjoy where the potential friendships
are going with me and these other women.
They have really been making sure that I am okay.
I no longer need anyone in my life
that is not really there for me.
Now let's go turn up at this after party.
- 'Cause that my best friend. She a real bad bitch.
- ♪
- SAWEETIE: ♪ She my best friend ♪
- NARRATOR: Coming up on "Basketball Wives"...
- FRENCH: Honestly, I got with you because I see
that your passion was being the biggest DJ
that you can be. And I don't feel like you
reached where you wanted to be at just yet.
- ♪
\h- JACKIE: You know, after Malaysia talked
to me about what’s going on \h\hin her personal life...
- MALAYSIA: Jackie, he hasn’t \h\h\h\h\hpaid child support
\hand I’m the only one taking care of my kids.
\h\h\h- JACKIE: I’m concerned. And I’m just hoping she’s okay.
\h\h\hHey, girl. - Hey, girl. Hey!
- [laughs] How you doing, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMalaysia?
\hWe all missed you at Brooke’s party.
- MALAYSIA: Honey... \h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Yeah.
- Honey, I, like... - JACKIE: Listen...
\h\h\h\h\h- I have so many sleepless nights right now.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGirl, I’m in Atlanta with my kids.
I sat and had a conversation \h\hwith them and I gave them
the option, I was like \h\h\hyou guys can stay
or you can come with Mom.
\h\hAnd they was like, we wanna come with you.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSo... - JACKIE: Oh my God.
- I was like, let’s go.
\h- You bringin’ ’em? - I’m bringing’ ’em.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- [laughs] - I’m dead serious. Yeah.
\h\h\h\h\h\h- JACKIE: Yes. - Kids need their parents.
And their dad is away \hand he is coaching.
And even though I’m coming \h\hthree days or four days
\h\h\h\h\hout of the week, it’s not really structure.
And I don’t wanna be that mom. \h\h\hI’ve never been that mom.
So I’m excited, but I’m scared.
- JACKIE: Yeah, that’s okay. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIt’s a lot.
\h\h\h\h- MALAYSIA: I mean, we’re initially gonna have
\hto, like, be in that two-bedroom apartment.
Three kids and a dog.
- JACKIE: Malaysia, that’s okay. Let me tell you.
My mom had nine kids. \h\hWe would be in a
three-bedroom house \h\hwith nine kids.
- [Malaysia screaming] \h\h\h- [both laughing]
- I love you. Have a safe trip. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSee you soon.
\h\h\h\h- Bye. - JACKIE: Bye.
- ♪
- DUFFEY: Girl, I’m so happy \h\h\h\h\h\h\hyou came over,
’cause you’re so busy.
\h\h\h\h\h- ZOE: I know. You’re so hard to catch.
- DUFFEY: Look. \h- What’s up?
- Hi, auntie’s baby.
\hCome here. - Hey, Shadi.
- Hi, auntie baby. \h\h\h\hWhat’s up?
- DUFFEY: What y’all \h\h\h\habout to do?
- I gotta get a haircut \h\hand go to the gym.
So I’m gonna take her with me. \h\h\hWhat are you guys up to?
\h\h\h\h- Nothing. I’m just gonna talk
\h\h\hto Zoe about some stuff that I gotta do with French.
- ♪
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- IMAN: Oh, the French conversation?
\h\h\h\h\hIs it gonna be a real conversation or...
\h\h- Yeah, I just... we’re just gonna talk
about, like, you know, \h\h\h\hwhat I’m doing.
- What are you doing? - I don’t know, Iman.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Aw, you know. - I’m trying to figure it out.
Iman wants me to quit DJing. \h\h\h\h\h\h\hZoe, I’m sorry.
- Yeah, we talked about this. And I kinda been light on it.
- [Shadi whining]
- DUFFEY: You’re upsetting Shadi.
- No, I’m not.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- She does not like when you talk about me quitting.
- You’re not quitting. \hYou’re transitioning.
This is something serious. \h\hEven we’re kinda joking
around about it, but you know, \h\h\h\h\h\hshe needs you here.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- I’m here. What are you talking about?
I’m always here. \h\hI’m here all
\hthroughout the week. Like, I only work on the weekends.
I think Iman is overlooking all those sleepless nights
that I had and all the grinding \h\h\h\h\hthat I’ve done to get
\h\h\h\hwhere I’m at. I worked really hard.
And I’m proud of that.
- Iman seems like he really \h\h\h\h\hwants you to stop
and I just don’t know if you’re ready to stop all the way yet.
Obviously, I think you should... - DUFFEY: I don’t know, either.
I love being DJ Duffey. \h\h\h\h\hAs you know,
I love being a mom, too. \h\h\h\h\hBut it’s like,
I don’t wanna go from being able to do both to now doing noting.
- Imagine if I wasn’t \h\h\ha part of that.
I’ve been DJing for French \hfor about four years now.
He called me one day \h\h\hon Rodeo Drive.
\h\h\h\h\h\hThree days later, I’m DJing for him in Africa.
\hAnd it’s been an amazing run.
- So we should just call him \h\h\h\h\hand, like, tell him
what you’re thinking... \h\h\h\h- Call him now?
- ...tell him why. \h\h\h\h\h\h\hYeah.
- I’m scared.
I’m scared to talk to French \h\h\h\hbecause he’s actually
\h\h\ha real friend in my life that I’ve had for a long time.
This is not just some artist \h\hthat I decided to DJ for.
This is someone whose feelings I really genuinely care about.
Hey, French.
\h\h\h\h\h\h- What’s up? - DUFFEY: What you doing?
\h\h\h- What you up, to, man? - Just sitting here with Zoe.
- ZOE: Hey, French.
- FRENCH: Oh, [bleep]. \h\h\hThe band is back.
\h\h- DUFFEY: Come over here. - We gotta do a couple shows.
Like, I need your ass \hback on this road.
\h\h\h- DUFFEY: Yeah, but on a serious note, like,
\h\h\h\hI wanted to just be open with you and let you know, like,
what conversations my family \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hwas having.
\hAnd if I ever did say I was gonna quit, like,
how would you feel?
\h\h- Honestly, I got with you because I see that your passion
was being the biggest DJ \h\h\h\hthat you can be.
\h\h\hAnd I don’t feel like you reached what you wanted
to be at just yet. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Aw.
- I support whatever you do. \h\hYou know, we was friends
\hbefore this. Speak to Iman.
But he needs to understand \h\h\h\hthat if you leave,
you can’t come back.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- For real? - Yup. We all make sacrifices.
You know what I’m saying? \hLike, this is your job.
- Yeah.
\h\h- FRENCH: Well, you take your time and think about it.
Just let me know.
\h\h\h\h\h\h- All right. I’m gonna think about it.
\h\h\h\h\h\h- All right. - DUFFEY: All right. Bye.
- Bye, Frenchy.
- DUFFEY: I didn’t want it \h\h\h\h\hto come to this.
\hThis really sucks. Now I’m torn between
\h\h\hthe career that I built for myself when I had nothing
and the possible future that I could have with my family.
[sighs] I literally \h\hcan’t breathe.
I got a lot to think about.
- ♪
- [doorbell]
- Hi. - Hi.
- I almost wore yellow today.
\h\h\h\h- Did you really? Oh my God, we are twins.
- DUFFEY: When it comes \h\h\h\h\hto my career
and my family meshing together, \h\h\hI don’t know what to do.
\h\h\hI’m really conflicted. And I definitely admire Angel
as a businesswoman.
\h\h\h\hWhat she has built, especially as a single mom,
\h\h\h\h\h\his one of the most amazing things that you can do.
\hThis is what I need. Some snacks, you know,
a little bit of tea. \h\h\h\h\hCome here.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHi. - ANGEL: What’s going on?
\h\h\h- Well, you know... Last night after talking
to French, I had a little \hconversation with Iman
\habout, like, me retiring. And he’s ready for me to stop now.
- ANGEL: Yeah, he knows \h\h\h\hwhat he wants.
\h\h\h\h- DUFFEY: I’ve just been thinking about life after DJing.
I’ve just been super independent I guess, since we met.
- Okay.
- I’m not sure if I’m ready \h\h\h\h\h\h\hto stop being
\h\hDJ Duffey just yet, but I do wanna explore
\h\h\h\h\hother options, other ways to make money.
I am trying my best for Iman right now.
How are you doing right now? \h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Um, I’m okay.
You know, just going through \h\hsome relationship issues.
- Where is Rocc? What’s going on?
- Well, he was last \h\h\hin San Diego.
\h\h\hWe got into, uh, an argument last night.
\hIt was just blown out of proportion.
\h\h\hAnd, uh, you know, just trying to figure it all out.
\h\hI know it sounds crazy ’cause we’re having a baby.
\h\h\h\h\h\hLike, you know? But I just think that it’s
\h\h\hprobably best right now just to take some time apart.
I know. It’s okay. \h\h\h- DUFFEY: No.
- I know. I don’t wanna argue. \h\h\h\h\h\hI just think, like,
you know, sometimes, like, \h\h\h\htime apart is okay.
I think that a lot of women \h\h\h\hum, you know, have,
\h\h\h\hmaybe, children for different reasons.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFor me, it’s just always been important
\h\h\hthat my children have their father in their life.
\h\h\h\h\h\hAnd so, you know, having a man that’s involved,
and caring, and wanting \h\h\h\h\hto be there,
that’s something that’s \hvery important to me.
But I’m afraid that Rocc \h\his just not that guy.
I just don’t’ know what to do. \h\h\h\h\h\hI think I just need
some time to think.
- Yeah.
\h\h\h- JACKIE: Next time on "Basketball Wives"...
- I was thinking I wanna \hhook the single ladies
\h\h\h\hup with men, ’cause there’s, like,
a cute guy behind you. \hI know you’re single,
\h\hso I’m like, ahh. - WOMAN: Oh, really?
He got on gray sweatpants.
- How’s RoccStar?
\h\h- ANGEL: We’re just going through relationship issues.
Sometimes you just get tired, \h\h\h\hyou know, of arguing.
\h\h\h\h\h\h- I’m not a hoe because I’m dating people.
This is my vagina belongs to me. - MAN: That’s what I’m saying.
- Welcome to the meat market.
Jennifer! Jennifer!
Fan that [bleep] girl.
- Girl, stop talking to me. \h\h\h\h\h- No, you shut up
and you stop talking. - Stop talking to me.
\h\h- No, you shut up. - [indistinct arguing]
- WOMAN: Okay, wait a minute! \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNo!
- [indistinct arguing]
- Don’t touch me!
- [whoosh]