Basketball Wives

Miami New Times' Dirty Dozen 2012

Chad Johnson and Evelyn Lozada Were Officially Divorced This Morning

Former NFL player Chad Johnson and Basketball Wives star Evelyn Lozada were officially divorced earlier this morning. The two had only wed over the July 4th weekend following a romance that was chronicled both on Lozada's VH1 reality show and in the gossip press, but Johnson was arrested just weeks ... More >>

Evelyn Lozada Releases Statement, Hopes Chad Johnson "Seeks the Help He Needs"

Following her husband's arrest this weekend for domestic battery, Evelyn Lozada has broken her silence and released a statement to the media. Lozada, a star of VH1's Basketball Wives, had been married to Chad Johnson for only about five weeks before the incident.

Chad Johnson and Evelyn Lozada's VH1 Reality Show Cancelled

Things aren't getting any easier for Chad Johnson. Of course, that's what happens when you allegedly batter your wife.Following his arrest this weekend and subsequent dismissal from the Miami Dolphins, VH1 has announced it plans to pull the plug on Johnson's upcoming reality show.

Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson Released From Dolphins Following Domestic Violence Arrest

We were so looking forward to the Ochocinco-era of the Miami Dolphins, but it appears to be over before it even started.Chad Johnson (formerly Chad Ochocinco) has reportedly been cut by the team following an arrest last night after allegedly head-butting his wife, Basketball Wives star Evelyn Lozada ... More >>

Chad Ochocinco Is Now Chad Johnson Once Again

Sadly, the name Chad Ochocinco will never appear on a Dolphins jersey. That's because the wide receiver has changed his moniker back to his birth name, Chad Johnson. It's fitting, we guess, as he'll be playing his first professional season in his hometown of Miami. Yet, somehow we're disappointed as ... More >>

Basketball Wives Season Four: Why It's Already The Most Dramatic One Yet

​When we were first given the task to review Basketball Wives, we thought we had a knock-off Real Housewives on our hands. So like the serious journalists we are, we went to Wikipedia to do our research on the new project.There, the program description explains all the show's women were "somehow r ... More >>

Antoine Walker Sentenced to Five Years Probation for Failing to Pay Gambling Debts

In 2007, Antoine Walker was a key part of the Miami Heat's championship roster. Today, he's perhaps most notable for being the ex-fiance of Basketball Wives star Evelyn Lozada, last played for a D-League team and has now been sentenced to five years probation for failing to repay hundreds of thousan ... More >>

T-Payne, Chad Ochocinco: Chef Stuart Shaw Stakes His Reputation Against Mom's Humble Pie

​You can't say that you can cook better than mom, but that's the premise of a new cooking show, Just Like Mama, which is set to begin filming in January. In it, Miami personal chef Stuart Shaw re-creates healthier versions of home-cooked meals that celebrities knew best.Shaw has been cooking ... More >>

Basketball Wives' Evelyn Lozada Sues Media Take Out for Claiming She Slept With Terrell Owens

Media Take Out is basically the wild, wild West of Internet gossip. "The most visited urban website in the world" trades freely in outrageous claims. OK, its top headlines right now include questioning Tupac's heterosexuality, praising Kanye's oral sex technique, and implying that Busta Rhymes has h ... More >>

Chris Bosh Sued by Ex for Keeping Her Off Basketball Wives

​Between the Heat and VH1's Basketball Wives, the city of Miami has become America's unquestioned capital of b-ball-related drama. Mix the Heat and the Wives together, and you have a surefire recipe for superscandal.See, VH1 tried to capitalize on the Heat drama by bringing Chris Bosh's baby mama ... More >>

Micky Arison on Shaq Retirement: "I Think He Should Take Charles Barkley's Job"

​Shaquille O'Neal's announcement that he's retiring from basketball after a legendary career that spanned 19 season has brought out lots of well wishers, but Mickey Arison, owner of the Miami Heat where Shaq won his last championship, perhaps had the best zinger."I think he should take Charles Bar ... More >>

Chris Bosh Sues To Keep His Ex, Allison Mathis, Off Basketball Wives Reality Show

​Chris Bosh hand-delivered a giant turd sandwich against the Boston Celtics this weekend, shooting three of ten from the field for 7 points. But cut the guy some slack. He may have had other battles on his mind.Bosh filed a lawsuit yesterday against his ex-girlfriend and a TV company in L.A. to pr ... More >>

Chad Ochocinco to Try Out for Pro Soccer Team

Ochocinco and soccer star Christiano Ronaldo​Giving that Chad Ochocinco grew up in soccer-loving Miami, it's no surprise that he used to play the sport in his youth, but the colorful Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver is know more for his skills with his hands than his feet. Now, in the face of an N ... More >>

Chris Bosh's Baby Mama Allison Mathis Joining VH1's Basketball Wives

via Deadspin​Real Housewives of Miami premiers tonight, but Basketball Wives, that other Miami-set show about bickering bimbos, may have just stolen its local shine with news that they've snagged a lady connected to one of the Miami Heat's big three for their next season. TMZ reports that Allison ... More >>

Has Bravo Secretly Been Filming Real Housewives of Miami?

photo by Bill CookeUnfortunately, Real Housewives of Hialeah remains but a dream. ​Miami seems like the perfect location for a spin-off of the Reality TV behemoth Real Housewives franchise that Bravo has unleashed on the world. Though, when The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills premiers next month ... More >>

Dwight Howard Wants Baby Mama and Basketball Wives Star Royce Reed to Pay Up $500 Million

Royce Reed in her signature thrusting pose​Despite the fact Royce Reed is a former Miami Heat dancer and current star of Miami based train wreck Basketball Wives, she's perhaps best known for being basketball star Dwight Howard's baby mama. The two haven't been on good turns since the birth of the ... More >>

Chad Ochocinco To Appear on Basketball Wives, Dating Evelyn Lozada

​Liberty City-native Chad Ochocinco failed to find love with his own VH1 reality show, but as luck would have it he's apparently found love another star from the channel's reality TV line-up: Basketball Wives' Evelyn Lozada, the ex-fiancé of former Heat player Antoine Walker and owner of a s ... More >>

Suzie Ketcham Arrested During Basketball Wives Reunion

It hasn't even aired yet, but it seems like we can add the Basketball Wives reunion special to the hall of fame of insanely dramatic recap specials. This might be the first where an cast member actually got arrested.Throughout the season, the girls all agreed on only one thing: Sandra ... More >>

Luther Campbell: VH1 Hip-Hop Honors Is Snubbing Me, Luke Records

photo by Lex HernandezWell, Uncle Luke always gets props in his hometown!​If you, like Crossfade, are guilty of watching way more VH1 than is worth admitting, you may be hotly anticipating this year's edition of the annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors awards show. This year's official focus is on "Honoring ... More >>

Ex-Heat Star Antoine Walker Files for Bankruptcy

via Wiki CommonWhile his ex-fiance Evelyn Lozada is living it up on the hit show Basketball Wives, former Heat star Antoine Walker has filed for bankruptcy. The forward helped the Heat secure their 2006 NBA championship, but his professional life has faltered ever since.The bankruptcy was filed last ... More >>

Basketball Wives Will Film Second Season in Miami This Summer

Basketball Wives, VH1's baller status answer to Bravo's Real Housewives, is coming back for a second season. The press release says that a few new wives, girlfriends, groupies and exes will be added to the roster for the next go around (have they tried calling Siohvaughn Wade yet?).Filming will begi ... More >>

Basketball Wives: Love Means Throwing Water in a Bitch's Face

​The concept of marriage predates recorded history, yet here it is, the year 2010 A.D., and we are still arguing over what it "means." Luckily, important socio-documentary Basketball Wives shed some light on the debate last night. What we learned: The definition of marriage should be left to each ... More >>

Basketball Wives: Ochocinco Throws the Worst Parties Ever

​There are a slew of talented NFL players from Miami we usually don't care too much about on Riptide unless they happen to play for the Canes or the Dolphins. Chad Ochocinco is the big exception. He is, after all, the most interesting football player in the world. He's practically a hero to us. Bu ... More >>

Ten Possibly Immoral Ways The Heat Could Beat the Celtics

via Keith Allison/ Wiki Commons cc2.0​Things aren't looking too good for our beloved Miami Heat in the playoffs right now. Especially after their disastrous 106-77 loss to the Celtics on Tuesday. Even an inspired performance by Dwyane Wade can't ensure a win. Sure, we'll get ho ... More >>

Basketball Wives: Happy Birthday, I Got You My Thrusting Vagina!

​We're only two episodes into Basketball Wives, and I'm pretty sure this entire series is about two things: hefty promotion for the Miami restaurants and clubs that allow the cast to film, and the drama caused by Royce Reed's constant cooch gooshing.Yes, MIA on Biscayne and Philippe Chow's Philipp ... More >>