Basketball Wives LA season 2 explained

Season Number:	2
Bgcolour:	FFAEB9
Num Episodes:	16
Network:	VH1

The second season of the reality television series Basketball Wives LA aired on VH1 from September 10, 2012 until December 17, 2012.^[1] It follows the lives of a group of women who have all been somehow romantically linked to professional basketball players.

It was executively produced by Pam Healey, Sean Rankine, Amanda Scott, Shaunie O'Neal, Mark Seliga, and Lisa Shannon.

Production

Basketball Wives LA was revealed on June 20, 2011, with Kimsha Artest, Gloria Govan, Laura Govan, Jackie Christie and Imani Showalter as the cast.^[2] Malaysia Pargo and Draya Michele were announced as part of the cast in the series' July 2011 press release.^[3] Kimsha Artest stopped showing up for filming because she did not agree with the "shenanigans and drama", which explains why she was not featured in more than one episode.^[4] Tanya Williams was to be the eighth official "wife" but left the series after two episodes.^[4] The series premiered on August 29, 2011, to 1.81 million viewers.^[5]

The second season of Basketball Wives LA debuted on September 10, 2012,^[6] with the premiere attracting 1.82 million viewers.^[7] Imani Showalter did not return because she felt that reality television wasn't for her, and she moved back to New York.^[8] Brooke Bailey joined as a main cast member, with Adiz "Bambi" Benson joining in a recurring role.

Cast

Main

• Draya Michele

Model/Actress

• Brooke Bailey: Girlfriend of Vernon Macklin
• Gloria Govan: Wife of Matt Barnes
• Laura Govan: Gloria's sister
• Malaysia Pargo: Wife of Jannero Pargo
• Jackie Christie: Wife of Doug Christie

Recurring

• Bambi Benson: Malaysia's Friend

Episodes

Notes and References

1. "Basketball Wives LA" Premieres On VH1 Monday, August 29 at 8PM ET/PT. The Futon Critic. August 25, 2013. July 28, 2011.
2. VH1 Gives the Greenlight to Two New Series – "Basketball Wives: Los Angeles" and a Dating Series Starring New York's Hottest Matchmaker, "Siggy Flicker". The Futon Critic. August 26, 2013. June 20, 2011.
3. "Basketball Wives LA" Premieres On VH1 Monday, August 29 at 8PM ET/PT. The Futon Critic. August 25, 2013. July 28, 2011.
4. Web site: Eskridge. Sonya. Kimsha Artest quit 'Basketball Wives: LA'. August 26, 2013. October 5, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20130928144545/http://s2smagazine.com/11566/kimsha-artest-quit-basketball-wives-la/. September 28, 2013. dead.
5. Web site: Gorman. Bill. Monday Cable: 'WWE RAW' Tops Night, 'Ridiculousness,', 'American Chopper,' 'Basketball Wives LA,' 'Carfellas' & Much More. https://web.archive.org/web/20110910050502/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/30/monday-cable-wwe-raw-tops-night-ridiculousness-american-chopper-basketball-wives-la-carfellas-much-more/101860/. dead. September 10, 2011. TV by the Numbers. August 30, 2011.
6. Web site: Kondolojy. Amanda. VH1 Heads Back to Screen With Returning Fan Favorites 'TI & Tiny', 'Basketball Wives' & New Series 'Ev & Ocho'. https://web.archive.org/web/20120807072025/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/08/03/vh1-heads-back-to-screen-with-returning-fan-favorites-ti-tiny-basketball-wives-new-series-ev-ocho/143857/. dead. August 7, 2012. TV by the Numbers. August 3, 2012.
7. Web site: Kondolojy. Amanda. Monday Cable Ratings: Monday Night Football Rules Night, + 'Monday Night Raw', 'SportsCenter', 'TI & Tiny', 'Basketball Wives', 'Major Crimes' & More. https://web.archive.org/web/20120914064432/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/09/11/monday-cable-ratings-monday-night-football-rules-night-monday-night-raw-sportscenter-ti-tiny-basketball-wives-major-crimes-more/148125/. dead. September 14, 2012. TV by the Numbers. September 11, 2012.
8. Web site: Black. Elizabeth. Imani Showalter Tweets About Why She's Not Returning To Basketball Wives L.A.. https://web.archive.org/web/20120914024457/http://blog.vh1.com/2012-09-11/imani-showalter-tweets-about-why-shes-not-returning-to-basketball-wives-l-a. dead. September 14, 2012. VH1 Blog. September 11, 2012.