Basketball Wives LA season 5 explained
| Season Number: | 5 |
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| Num Episodes: | 16 |
| Network: | VH1 |
The fifth season of the reality television series Basketball Wives LA aired on VH1 from July 17, 2016, until October 23, 2016.[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]
Cast
Main
Ex-Wife of Kenny Anderson
Ex-Wife of Shaquille O'Neal
Episodes
Notes and References
- "Basketball Wives LA" Premieres On VH1 Monday, August 29 at 8PM ET/PT. The Futon Critic. August 25, 2013. July 28, 2011.
- 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.
- "Basketball Wives LA" Premieres On VH1 Monday, August 29 at 8PM ET/PT. The Futon Critic. August 25, 2013. July 28, 2011.
- 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.
- 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.
