Basketball Wives- ep 1- "Shake what your mama gave ya!"

Tonight we get an inside look into the lives of the women behind the players. Shaunie O'Neal was married to Shaq for 7 years and recently filed for divorce. She has a close connection with many of the basketball wives, ex-wives, girlfriends and groupies. She's the glue that wants everybody to get along and support each other.

Let's meet the girls: Evelyn is the ex-fiance of Antonine Walker, she was with him for 10 years. Jennifer is the wife of Eric Williams and Erikka is the ex-wife of Rashal Butler. Gloria is the fiance of Matt Barnes and the youngest of all the girls. She thinks that what she and Matt have is much different from the other women. She's not worried about her man straying. Royce is an ex-dancer and has had many relationships with many players. Evelyn thinks she's just "messy" and doesn't really want to be associated with her. Royce says the rumors of her being a gold-digger are just that - rumors.

They all meet for dinner and drinks to talk about the latest issues that plague the wives and girlfriends of basketball players. Jennifer is thinking about divorce. Evelyn shares her horror stories about being married to a basketball player. Gloria basically gets bored of the stories and is feeling a little uneasy throughout dinner. She's nervous because her sister is supposedly in the midst of having a fling with Shaq and it's just awkward being around Shaunie.

After dinner the girls hit the next spot for drinks and dancing. They're all having a good time and  Royce decides to hit the stripper pole- of course- and show her dancing skills. Are we really surprised? The girls are not impressed. Shaunie sees that Gloria is uncomfortable and takes her outside to tell her that there are no hard feelings and whatever issues there are between Shaq and her sister  has no bearing on their relationship. Gloria likes Shaunie and would like for them to be friends but isn't sure that the other girls will allow it. Shaunie feels like keep your friends close but your enemies closer. I agree.

The next day the ladies go to hang out at the pool with Suzy, ex-girlfriend of Michael Olowokandi. She's fun and knows everybody in Miami. Ludacris has a "How low can you go contest" and Royce immediately jumps right in and takes it a bit too far. She's giggling, splitting, slapping other women's asses and just carrying on.

The next day Evelyn tells Jennifer to come over to her apartment to look at the video of Royce acting a fool. Royce's "show" is all over the internet with commentary and for the other women it's basically guilt by association. Evelyn is pissed because she doesn't appreciate being called a "groupie", "gold-digger" just because Royce doesn't know how to act.  The girls decide to stage an intervention with Royce about her booty shaking antics. They try to give her some advice without hurting their feelings but at the same time they're being firm because enough is enough!

Will Royce change her ways or will she have to find new friends?

Will Shaunie and Gloria's "friendship" survive the latest scandal?

One thing is for sure, with the mix of personalities in this group we're sure to have a season full of DRAMA!

You don't want to miss this!