The first season of the reality television series Basketball Wives LA aired on VH1 from August 29, 2011 until November 28, 2011.[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.
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]
In the series premiere, a fresh group of West Coast basketball wives, girlfriends, fiancees and exes deal with life in SoCal's hottest hub for gossip and game
Jackie prepares for her annual renewal of vows to Doug Christie, but will Draya make the cut for an invite? Also, Jackie's bachelorette party nearly boils over when some surprise guests turn up the heat.
Love is in the air at Jackie and Doug Christie's Vegas wedding, the 16th time they have tied the knot, but feathers are ruffled when one of the girls goes AWOL.
The group takes Draya to task over sitting out Jackie's wedding, and Imani's frustration with the single life results in a new resolve to get back in the game.
There's trouble in paradise as tempers flare and the ladies decide to call Jackie out on what they believe she's been saying behind their backs.Will the friction put an early end to the ladies' vacation in Hawaii
The girls reunite as host John Salley examines topics including Draya's haunted past, friction between Laura and Draya, and the current state of Matt and Gloria's relationship.
