*When you watch the show “Basketball Wives,” you wonder if every woman who is married to a ballplayer is as ratchet as some of these seem to be.
Lets go down the list: Tammy, Evelyn, and Gloria … all women who have exhibited “unlady like” behavior on the show on numerous occasions.
But then you remember that you can’t put all crabs in one bucket and there are wives of basketball players out there who don’t act this crazy.
While they may not be wives, Gabrielle Union, Savannah Brinson and Ray Allen’s wife are all class acts.
The one who may be the quietest, unassuming one is singer Tamia.
In a recent interview, she talks about her life as the basketball wife of Grant Hill.
Since you’re married to an athlete, what are your thoughts on the perception of the “Basketball Wives” franchise?
Tamia: Well, I think the perception is definitely not a reality. I think, to be fair, a lot of those women [on the show] aren’t wives. And I’m good friends with Shaunie. And as far as business is concerned, I applaud her, but I think that it’s definitely very misleading in terms of what our lives are about. I do have a lot of friends who are married to athletes, and a lot of these women are involved in charities, doing all kinds of things behind the scenes and are supportive wives, and — believe it or not — have supportive husbands who are really great guys. I think not only for the women, but I think it just paints a really bad picture about the men as well. I think for athletes in general, people are like, “Why would you want to marry an athlete?” And that goes back to what I was saying to you: what works in one person’s marriage, may not work in the next. So keep your eyes focused on yours! I guess it’s interesting TV, but it’s definitely not reality.
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NO reality show is actually how people really act.It only shows the worst of how people act. Do u remember the FIRST real world series in NY? so fresh and new? since then the pandora’s box was opened real wide lets promote drama, stupidity, make people look back make a race (black people) look as ghetto and as stupid as possible play into the fears that every American especially extreme right white people have of us.
these shows like this is way over the top until someone does something so stupid so over the line it will always be like this. One more thing why do they call these series with the “wives” of basketball players or people in certain areas when some of them are girlfriends, jump off’s, ex-wives, even mothers of the players. very very few of them are actually wives of the players in a happy relationship.and with the curse of one of these shows putting your private life out there is certain divorce. (Ice and CoCo and Lamar and whoever that KarTRASHian he married is next) they r just on here with the look at me look what i got don’t u wish u were me mentality. i just wish people get back to true reality. live your life in private like i do mine.
Agree. Well said Tamia I bet she and some o f hte other classy athletes wives would not dream of being on a reality show especially one of the B-ball wives caliber. I miss Tamia on the music scene I have some of her CD’s I hope she will record again soon she has a very good voice which is missing nowadays.
“When you watch the show “Basketball Wives,” you wonder if every woman who is married to a ballplayer is as ratchet as some of these seem to be.”
Just a question….What does ‘ratchet’ mean? Thank you.
rachet = ghetto, hot ghetto mess, hood rat, mess
When you think about it, drama, madness and straight stupidity sells…Laurence Fishburne said it best, Reality Shows are nothing more than people being entertained by other people’s failures. I absolutely hate the image of the RHOA and that Basketball Wives show because what substance does it have other than women fighting over material things and men they DON’T have…and what’s really sick is the women that portray these roles are really considered celebrities. The real winner was the Flava of Love…I just could not believe these women would sell their souls to have one night with Flava Flave…then they you finally realized the shit was staged because of the way NY portrayed herself and then her mother got in on it too. I’m sorry, but all money ain’t good money…I just couldn’t go out knowing that I was that damn thirsty to be on television.