[Jackie] Previously on Basketball Wives.
Are you gettin' kisses and, and butt rubs?
Stephen and I, our relationship
just kinda defies an explanation.
Girl time.
He seems really nice.
We're so different, right?
You know, it doesn't always look like
what we think it's supposed to look like.
Vanessa has, like, this whole file on you.
Miserable people try to bring happy people
-down to their level. -Yeah.
[Jac'eil] Where is Brittany?
[Brooke] Has anyone spoke to her?
I'mma, I'mma have to call her.
She didn't come to the fundraiser, either.
The red flags are on fire.
I think this group has been accustomed
to people bowing down,
and I'mma say I can't do this anymore.
[music]
♪ Far away past [indistinct] ♪
♪ Fell in love with the lifestyle ♪
♪ [indistinct] for right now ♪
♪ (Right now) For right now ♪
[Jennifer] Thank you.
It's so nice to have Christian's mom in town.
Alright, I'll be right back, okay?
[Jennifer] I don't have, like, a really big family.
So, when my mom passed away,
I just kinda got used to being so independent.
So, I feel like, "Oh my God, this is my family."
I'm super thankful and grateful.
Well, I'm excited to have you here.
[Gigi] Yes.
I'm like, "I get to spend time with the woman
that's possibly be my daughter-in-law."
Aww!
You really have his heart.
He definitely has mine.
[Christian] Here y'all go.
-Oh, wow. -Hey, that looks good.
Very nice.
I'mma take this off.
[Christian] We got some wine, too.
Oh, yes.
Mm. It looks refreshing.
-[Christian] Alright. -Not bad skill.
I taught you well.
[Christian] Let's, let's make a cheers.
Alright!
Cheers to wealth, great health, and marital vows.
-Ooh! -Ooh yes, in Jesus' name.
-I'm drinkin' to that. -[Gigi] Mm-hm.
[Gigi] You know, Christian, your mate is right here.
I feel it.
So, what are your plans long term?
I wanna marry Jen soon,
so you got a future daughter-in-law comin'.
What about children?
You, you askin' me?
Both of you all.
We got it, we...
Well, he's, he's in his bag.
If it happens, cool.
But is that our focus right now? No.
Our focus is, you know, growin' with each other,
buildin' with each other, and see where that goes.
[Jennifer] Since we've been together,
like, great things have been happening.
So, I just signed this movie deal
I'm super excited about.
-Congratulations, Jen. -[Jennifer] And, thank you.
And we're about to get started,
and I know it's just the beginning.
Mm-hm, it's my joy, is for you and Jennifer
to be so inseparable to where you don't allow
the tricks of the enemy to come in and disrupt and dismantle.
We definitely have each other's back, for sure.
Yes.
And I'm gonna protect him at all costs.
We've just recently had a situation
where I had to do that.
This girl, Vanessa, she's just an acquaintance.
And she caught herself diggin' up stuff on Christian.
-Mm-hm. -[Christian] Yeah, you know,
she said, "Oh, he has a 13-year-old son
"that no one knows about.
And he doesn't take care of his son."
Or what, somethin' along those lines.
-Mm-hm. -[Jennifer] And I basically
had to check her.
No, Jennifer, I just wanted to make sure you knew
'cause I would wanna know.
You don't have to make sure [bleep] about me!
I didn't wanna embarrass you...
You're embarrassing your [bleep] self!
Look at yourself and your relationship!
-Jennifer gave her a, a earful. -[Gigi] Mm-hm.
And of course, in due time, she's gon' get it from me, too.
[Gigi] Okay.
When you start talkin' about my kids...
-That's an issue. -That is an issue.
She calls herself the bill collector.
Mm.
Well, she gon' end up bein' the bone collector,
she keep playin'.
[music]
Little bit of smoothie.
Oh, all finished.
All finished, all finished!
[knocking on door]
[Vanessa] Oh my goodness.
[music] [doorbells ringing]
Who is this?
[music]
Oh.
[Vanessa] Oh, what is this?
[Christian] Babe, you got a package.
[Jennifer] Oh!
It's your girl.
Ooh... From Ms. Lozada herself.
"Jackie, I'd be honored..."
"If you showed up and showed out in this outfit from my..."
"Pop-up store, SG by Evelyn Lozada."
[Brooke] "Private location, RSVP."
I love a private location. That means you done made it.
"Love, Evelyn." So cute.
Wait, do I have to wear the outfit?
Ooh.
Yes, this is so cute!
"I will be there."
Stop, Rover! Jeez, it's not for you!
I'm excited to go, I'm proud of her.
I know her daughter, Shaniece, is gonna be there.
And I told Evelyn that I would talk to her.
Whatever might've happened in the past,
let's figure out a way to move forward.
[music]
That sun.
Energize me.
I got an invite to Evelyn's event.
But after talking to Clayanna,
I don't know if I can get behind and support this group of...
ladies.
[music]
[Brittany] The reality is the way people
treat one another is [bleep] up.
I've never in my life been a part of something
so [bleep] chaotic!
[music]
[knocking on door]
[music]
-[Brooke] Hey! -[Man] Hi, these are for you.
-Wow, thank you so much! -Sure thing, enjoy your day.
Thank you, you too.
Wow.
I should've known they were from my crazy husband.
These are beautiful.
Stephen missed the brunch because he had to take care of
some business back in New York,
but he tries really hard to be there for me
in any way possible since Kayla passed.
Steve has experienced the loss of a child before,
so over this past year, he has really been
an amazing source of comfort for me.
Hi!
Hey, how you feelin'?
I feel nice, and I got these beautiful roses.
Yeah, you're welcome, I'm sorry I couldn't be there
for the brunch the other day.
I understand.
I'm happy Mom was here, though. Your mom, my mom, so...
[Stephen] She wasn't gonna miss it.
But I just wanted to say that I see what you doin'
and I'm proud of you, and...
You know, I'm here for you.
Thank you, I appreciate that.
-I do. - [Stephen] Of course.
I'mma be there in a few days, I wanna go do somethin'.
Go on a date or somethin'.
I have to look at my calendar.
And I'll let you know.
But I definitely feel like
we do need to have, you know, conversation.
So, I'll try to figure it out.
It's been two years since I've filed for divorce from Stephen.
I'm just in a place where I'm just really tryin' to figure out
what is best for me,
and that's why I have my reservations
about going on this date.
I don't wanna give him mixed emotions,
I don't wanna feel mixed emotions.
We still have so much to figure out.
I'll let you know when I get in.
Alright. Enjoy your day.
Bye, stupid.
[music]
[Evelyn] Lavon and I, we have been workin' together
on a pop-up shop for my bodysuit line,
SG by Evelyn Lozada.
I really like the architecture in here,
and I wanna see, before she gets here, how we can kinda
-rearrange everything. -Okay.
Are you, like, the planner for her, or...?
[Lavon] Well, I'm her fiancé.
And I have a marketing company too,
so just, I've been really helpin' her
-with it all. -Yeah.
[Evelyn] The event is comin' up in a few days,
and we have so much to do, including securing a location.
We are thinkin' about, like, maybe two mannequins
-right in the middle. -[Jen] Mm-hm.
-Lot of models walkin' around. -Yeah, that sounds great.
-And so we're [indistinct]... -Hi.
-What's goin' on, Ev? -How are you?
-Good. -Oh, you look like you are,
like, focused.
-I give hugs. -Hi, I'm Jen.
-How are you? -Good, how are you?
Good, good.
Yeah, so what do you think?
I think it's really, really nice.
-Okay. -Can you tell me a little bit
more about your...?
Yeah, so the bodysuits, I've always wanted to do.
-Awesome. -But the first year
was a little rough.
I thought it was gonna do way better than it did,
and I'm like, "Oh my God, like, what am I doing wrong?"
-I ended up meeting Lavon... -[Jen] Uh-huh.
...on a dating show.
Oh, you did?
Yeah, we met on a dating show.
That's a whole other story, girl.
That's amazing. You're engaged, I think I heard?
We're like...
-Somewhere in there. -We, you know what?
-Oh, yeah? -[Lavon] Yeah.
When's the wedding?
We don't know about that.
Everything is literally up in the air.
Mm-hm.
[music]
[Evelyn] Why is she asking this?
I guess prior to me getting there,
he called me his fiancée.
Mind you, I don't wanna hurt his feelings.
But I still feel like we're really just
tryin' to navigate this
and do what's best for the both of us.
And her asking if we're engaged,
it's making me feel a lot of pressure.
I'm just gonna, you know, give you guys a moment
to really, like, let the place sink in
and take a look through everything.
Just let me know if you have
-any questions, okay? -Appreciate you.
-Really great to meet you. -You've been so amazing.
-Thank you. -[Jen] Of course,
-we'll talk to you soon. -Alright.
-Yeah. -[Lavon] So, here's the thing.
-So... -Oh my God.
-[Lavon] We've had... -Did you know
she was gonna ask us that?
No. Good job, though.
-[bleep] A. -Alright, alright.
[Evelyn] So, I sent all the girls..
-Okay, okay. -Even Vanessa a bodysuit.
Mm-hm.
Vanessa and I, we're definitely not besties,
but I wanna encourage her to find her own happiness.
So, I wanna make an effort to include her.
What I'm nervous about is, is that Shaniece and Jennifer
haven't seen each other since my party.
-Mm-hm, okay. -You know?
And the energy was a little awkward.
Sha' keep it real, she not gonna take it.
She keep it real.
Jennifer and I, we're even closer now since Arizona,
and she did mention to me that she'll try havin'
a conversation with Shaniece.
If you guys have a conversation and, and...
Yeah, for sure. Like I said, I love her.
I just don't know if Shaniece is gonna be receptive
to the conversation.
-So now you have the run down... -[Lavon] I do.
...on what you have to keep your eye on.
-[Lavon] I do, yeah. -You know?
So, we'll see what happens.
We'll see.
[Jackie] Coming up on Basketball Wives.
So, the pop-up is the first time Christian's gonna see Vanessa
since the file?
[Jennifer] Yup.
Is he gonna say somethin' to her?
[Jennifer] Absolutely.
-It looks so good! -You like it?
Where the [bleep] is Brittany?
I don't know.
I haven't heard a word or nothing.
-Hi! -Hey, Vanessa.
We don't bring my kids into the situation, period.
[music]
It's very important for me to always stay healthy.
But my fitness is where I struggle,
and the best move for me is to get consistent,
hold myself accountable, and just do it.
Don't you stop. Keep goin'.
Do not think about stoppin'.
I wanna be right there, keepin' up with
my husband, my kids, their kids,
and all the kids in the future generations.
[phone ringing]
[Jackie] Hi, Banna!
I'm workin'.
What are you doin', reorganizing?
[Jackie] Oh my God, you look so pretty.
Our daughter Chantal, we like to call her Banna.
She lives in Phoenix, Arizona,
and we're always on Facetime when we're not together.
Oh my God, you caught me right in the middle of
this crazy workout, look.
Dad told me a little bit. But what, what's goin' on?
You know I've always struggled with my weight
in the last ten years, since Grandma passed away.
And now, I'm down seven pounds.
I know. Oh, I'm about to get swelt.
Swelt.
To me, it means tighten up. You know, just like, swelt.
I know, I'mma, I'm gonna stick with it,
and I'm gonna lose, I'mma, I'mma...
Wait, wait, hold on. Hold on.
Wipe your nose again.
Oh my God, you are engaged.
Banna!
I haven't met Chantal's fiancé yet.
But I'm not upset about that part.
I just didn't know how serious this was.
This is big news.
Well, put it up again.
Oh my God!
Okay, we gotta talk.
I have to see your face to get [bleep] outta you.
Bye, love you!
Oh my God.
These are exciting moments for any mother.
She's engaged, she's happy.
And on top of that, I know she's gonna be doin' a wedding.
So, I'm definitely gonna make sure that I'm fit
when it's time to go.
Wow.
[music]
[doorbell ringing] [dog barking]
-Hi, babe! -Hi!
[Evelyn] It's gonna be a little bit more work today.
Oh, okay! I didn't know.
I'm glad I'm dressed for manual labor.
Alright, so we're gonna transfer this to this,
'cause this is, like, the old.
I had a whole issue with the name.
Really? What happened?
[Evelyn] Girl, yeah, SG stands for Sweat Glow,
but a company had an issue with the word sweat.
[doorbell ringing]
[dog barking]
-Hi! -Hi, girl!
This is beautiful, I gotta take my shoes off.
-No, girl. -You sure?
-Yeah. -Oh, it's beautiful.
And this the first time I been in your beautiful house.
-[Evelyn] I know! -[Jackie] I love it.
-It is gorgeous. -[Jennifer] Hi, babe!
Oh, we're gettin' everything ready for the pop-up.
I'm ready. Hi, mama.
Y'all comin' here to work today.
Oh, yeah.
Alright, so this is the old name.
-[Jackie] Okay. -And we need to transfer it
-to the new ones. -[Jackie] To the new one.
But I have, like, 500 of these to do.
Oh my Lord. We got to work.
You want some wine?
You know what, I'll have wine. Might as well, yeah.
Let's toast to SG by Evelyn Lozada.
-Thank you, guys. -You missed Brooke's brunch.
That was nice, huh?
Oh my God, the brunch was so amazing.
It was so touching and beautiful.
Cheers to your pop-up.
-Cheers. -Cheers to success.
-Thank you! -[Jennifer] Yes.
Wait, so tell me, how was it? Who was there?
I was there, Jen was there, Christian was there.
[Jennifer] Yeah, he was lookin' forward to seein' Vanessa.
But she didn't go.
-But anyway, the brunch was... -No, it was purple,
-it was beautiful. -The brunch was so amazing.
So, wait, so let's talk about this.
So, the pop-up is the first time Christian's gonna see
Vanessa since the file?
[Jennifer] Yup.
Is he gonna say somethin' to her?
-Absolutely. -Like what?
He was like...
"After I talk to her,
she won't be bringin' my name up again."
He said that?
[Evelyn] At the end of the day, Christian is a man.
You know, and I feel like if it was my dude,
I wouldn't even want my dude to step to anybody.
Like, let me handle it.
But I get it, she was tryin' to investigate him,
she talked about his son.
My hope is that they have an adult conversation,
and that it doesn't go left at my pop-up shop
in front of customers.
Guess who's engaged?
-Who? -Chani.
She is?!
She's engaged to a guy named DaQuan,
he plays for the Nicks.
-But the funny thing is... -Oh, he's a ball player?
He's a ball player. I haven't met him, girl.
For three years now she's been datin' him,
-but she kept it away from me. -[Jennifer] You never met him?
Your ass is probably gonna be meddlin'?
-There it is, there it is. -[Evelyn] Right.
I would feel very, very hurt if Shaniece kept her fiancé
and her relationship away from me.
But Jackie is a lot to deal with at times, so I'm not surprised.
I got to go to the wedding and everything, you guys.
You guys is all comin'.
I already know what color dress she's wearing.
You done planned 30 million weddings of your own.
Let her plan her own!
I just need it to be right.
You're a [bleep] control freak.
Right, I know I am, I am.
That's crazy. Well...
Lavon, so, we did a walkthrough at the place
at the, where we're gonna have...
Oh, he's here? Look!
Look, we both like, "What the [bleep]?"
Anyway, we do this walkthrough,
and the lady was like, "Oh my God.
So, are you guys engaged? Like, when's the wedding?"
And I'm like...
I said, "Well, we're kind of, I don't know."
I said, "We're, we're working it out.
We're just seeing, like, where we're at."
But it was so awkward.
I like him, I think he's a nice guy.
-He is. -[Jennifer] I think, I, I know
that he needs to be more than nice.
I prayed to this, I'm like,
"God, bring me this amazing man."
And then he comes, and you know, you don't wanna miss out
-on a good person. -[Jackie] 'Kay.
And he's a marrying kinda guy, like, he wants to get married.
He doesn't wanna play house, and I respect that.
Have you talked to Shani about it?
Not fully, but I'm sure I'm gonna talk to her and Keion.
'Cause remember, Keion, we did premarital counseling with him.
That's right.
I feel like, "Why can't I just be happy?
Enjoy the moment, he's an amazing guy."
But there's just something about marriage
that gives me anxiety.
Regardless of what happens happens,
I think that we're always gonna be really, really good friends.
[music]
[Jackie] Coming up on Basketball Wives.
You weren't bein' honest with us, that was it.
This is trauma that I'm still dealing with.
It's not for him to be honest with you.
He doesn't even know you.
I don't feel like I fit in with this group.
People have no desire to truly understand one another.
I can't give this my energy anymore.
[music]
-[Man] Hello, welcome... -Hi.
To the gondola getaway.
Thank you so much.
After having my fundraiser and my brunch,
I really just need to take a step back,
because I'm tired of people seein' me
in a state of grief.
[Man] Alright, there you go.
But hangin' out with Stephen is different.
I know that I don't have to put on a bright face.
Whatever mood I'm in, he totally gets it.
This was a great date idea.
Tryin' to be romantic?
A little bit. You like it?
You know I love the water.
Thank you.
[music]
You know, I was a little hesitant,
you know, with going on this date with you,
because I just never want to feel like
I'm making decisions because of us havin' a trauma bond,
or because I'm so comfortable with you.
I also wanted to make sure that
I didn't have, like, any ill will
feelings towards you.
Because, you know, you broke our vows,
you broke the covenant of our marriage, our home.
You see the change in me, I know you see that.
When, when people love each other,
you know, they hurt each other.
But they also step up for each other.
And when you needed me here, I had to be here,
because we are each other's people,
and that's what we're supposed to do.
Right.
We're family at the end of the day.
We've been through things that the world can't imagine.
And he does create a safe space.
So, I don't know what the future holds for Steve and I,
but this time really is giving me a clear picture
on where our future may end up.
[Stephen] I think nothin' is by accident,
everything is designed the way it's supposed to happen.
We gotta do what we can, and we gotta do it...
We gotta do it better, we gotta do it right this time.
-Like... -Do what again?
We're gonna get married again.
You wanna get married again?
We're gonna definitely get married.
[laughter]
♪ I don't need your permission, don't need you to agree ♪
♪ I'm not broke, I don't need fixing ♪
♪ I am the original me ♪
[Jackie] Hi, baby.
Hey, baby. What happenin'?
Nothin', you look ooh-whee!
Where you get them glasses? I like that.
Sexy as fook!
You got me hot.
How did you and Dougie's workout go?
-It was great. -It was?
Yeah, he did a good job, got in some good cardio,
ran up and down a little bit.
Have you talked to Chani in the last couple days?
She's about to be a basketball wife.
That's crazy.
She's been brought up well, and life teaches you,
so I'm not worried.
She knows that your most important thing
is that she's happy.
More importantly, I just need to have a conversation with him.
Oh, [bleep].
Our daughter's very private, but Chani's a daddy's girl.
So it's very important that my husband is on board.
And if Doug gives him the seal of approval,
I probably will too, but I have to meet him myself.
I'm very happy for our daughter,
and Chani said she's comin' to town, I'm so excited.
And you know what? I'mma talk to her more.
I'm, I'm, I'mma try to get the info.
Don't start stutterin' and [bleep].
You so silly.
[music]
♪ Get it, get it, I got the bag, I'm runnin' with it ♪
♪ Servin' with it, hit the curb like it's rented ♪
♪ Get it, get it, I got the card, there's no limit ♪
♪ In demand now... ♪
[Evelyn] Hi!
There's a bar, if you guys want cocktails.
Today's the day of my first pop-up shop,
for SG by Evelyn Lozada.
And I'm excited, I wanna be a millionaire times ten.
All for bodysuits, and it's gonna happen.
♪ Yeah, you ride like that, don't know about that ♪
♪ Get it, get it, I got the bag, I'm runnin' with it ♪
-Well, cheers. -♪ Swervin' with it ♪
♪ Hit the curb like it's rented ♪
-[Lavon] There she go. -[Ladies] Hi!
[Evelyn] All the girls are coming, Jennifer's gonna come.
That's nice.
♪ Swervin' with it, hit the curb like it's rented ♪
-[Evelyn] Hi! -Hey!
Girl, you gotta have on the best one.
-Mamacita! -[Jac'eil] I need this!
No, wait.
Shaniece's got you beat, she's got you beat.
This is Jackie and Lavon...
-Good to meet you, though. -You guys are a lovely couple.
-Thank you. -What?
Stand by him, I need to see you guys right there.
Oh, yeah. Beautiful couple.
Okay, wait, I gotta get a picture.
Evelyn and Lavon, I think they're a cute couple.
So, sorry Evelyn, but sometime you need a friend's help
to help you get out of your own way.
Ooh, look at how pretty. Look at this one, Jac'eil.
It's already on my Instagram, I'm sorry.
[music]
-Hello! -[Jackie] Come here, beautiful.
It's so good to see you.
We was talking about how charming you are.
♪ Bounce, bounce, bounce that -- ♪
What's up, man?
What's up, champ?
So everyone else is...? I know Brooke's not coming.
-Oh, Brooke ain't comin'? -[Evelyn] No.
-Brooke's not coming. -What?
She said she has, like, she's kinda takin' some time off.
But where the [bleep] is Brittany?
[Jackie] I don't know.
She didn't come to Brooke's brunch, either.
I don't know what the [bleep] goin' on.
You invited her, right? Did she say she was comin'?
Girl, I sent her... Yeah, I invited her.
-An outfit and everything? -[Evelyn] Everything.
-Wow, oh no... -I haven't heard a word
or nothing.
When somebody invites you somewhere and you don't come,
then you must not wanna be there.
It's givin' that I need to check on her.
I'm just so happy that everyone is bein' a boss bitch,
entrepreneur.
Brooke is doin' her foundation.
Let's not... I need you two ladies...
-Okay. -To help me with something.
-Okay. -I'm working on a movie...
And I want you two to be in it.
Okay!
-Let's do it, let's do it. -[Jennifer] Oh my God!
Thank you, I'm so excited!
[Evelyn] It's so exciting.
It's really funny how things have come full circle,
because it's no surprise,
Jackie and I have definitely butted heads in the past.
Why are you tellin' these ladies
that you are producer on my show?
I did never say I was no [bleep] producer.
That's a goddamn lie.
Thing is...
Stop taking credit for my [bleep]!
But you know what? It's water under the bridge.
And Jackie does like to be the center of attention,
so roll camera on her.
Y'all are some bad bitches.
No, you.
[music]
-Hi. -Hey, Vanessa!
Hi.
-Hey. -[Vanessa] I love the...
I, I, I was like, "Oh, it's small, but..."
She walkin' with those heels.
I was like, "Let me squeeze in it."
I love the scrunch butt.
-How you doin'? -[Vanessa] Hi, how are you?
-I'mma [indistinct]. -You guys wanna get a drink?
Okay, definitely. I'll have a moment with Vanessa.
[Jac'eil] What you want to drink?
I thought Jen and I were cool after Arizona,
and I apologized for looking into her boyfriend.
But her energy is off.
It feels like I'm definitely walking into something.
[Christian] I'm not the one.
[music]
Should we go to the bar?
Yeah, I need another drink.
[Jennifer] Ooh, it's gettin' hot in the kitchen!
[music]
♪ Get it, get it, I got the card, there's no limit ♪
[music]
[indistinct]
-Excuse me, ladies. -Uh oh!
Real quick, Vanessa, if you don't mind,
can we talk to you real quick?
[music]
I invited Vanessa here to make her feel included.
But she tends to be messy.
So, I just hope Christian and Vanessa keep this quick,
because I feel like all of my customers are listening.
First of all, whatever goes on in my household
is between me and Jennifer.
Right?
We don't bring my kids into the situation, period.
-Right, so... -She called me, listen.
So, I'mma let you talk.
She called me pissed off.
Right? Yes, I've been to prison.
-Yes, that's my life story. -Right.
Did I write a book and become a bestselling author?
Yes.
If you really have a issue, you go to Jennifer.
Okay, so can I talk now?
-You can talk. -[Vanessa] Okay so first of all,
Evelyn came to me and said she got scammed.
I started lookin' into her bein' scammed about the puppy...
Did you say that I scammed her for the puppy
when I paid for it?
No, I never said that.
Well, that was what people were saying you insinuated.
No, no...
Who paid for the dog?
I don't know who paid... What? What?
'Cause it sounds like a damn scam.
We need to get the whole drop on him.
I never said that you scammed her.
-Okay. -But what I found out
was that you had wrote a book.
And then, at, at Jac'eil's event,
you said that you had two kids.
-Right. -[Vanessa] Well, on the book,
it says you have another kid.
That's all I ever said, so...
So, let me be completely transparent with you.
-[Vanessa] Yeah. -On paper, I have two kids.
-Biologically, I have three. -Mm-hm.
My son and the rights were taken away from me
from their grandparents when I was 17 years old.
Because at the time, I was naive, I was scared,
and I had to sign over my rights.
Right?
So, this is a real-life situation.
So, this is trauma that I'm still dealing with,
because I'm still creating a relationship with my son.
-Okay. -[Christian] Right.
So, that's all I wanted her to know.
I just wanted to see if you were being honest with her.
-[Christian] Yeah, for sure. -'Cause you weren't bein' honest
-with us, that was it. -Yeah, she knows my son.
It's not for him to be honest with you.
He doesn't even know you.
First of all, I'm not, I don't want smoke with anybody.
It's peace, but I'm, I'm, I'm a straight shooter.
And she knows my whole story.
That is the reason we're so healthy today.
So, I don't have no ill will against you,
I wish you the best, and that's it.
And same to you guys, and that was it.
I was always coming from a caring place.
I feel like the truth'll set you free in any situation.
Speak your truth, and it'll set you free.
-Okay? -Yeah.
-And I wish y'all the best. -We good.
-[Vanessa] 'Cause you know... -There's no,
there's no ill will.
-Yeah. -[Christian] Alright?
-Alright. -You have a good one.
[Vanessa] You, too.
[music]
-You good, babe? -I'm straight, of course.
-You okay? -[Vanessa] Yeah.
You call yourself the bill collector,
but Christian doesn't have anything to hide.
So, leave us the [bleep] out of your [bleep].
♪ You're the baddest, you're the baddest around ♪
♪ You're the baddest, you're the baddest ♪
♪ You're the baddest, you're the baddest of all ♪
♪ You're the baddest ♪
First of all, I just want to thank everyone for coming.
So, I just wanted to thank Lavon and Connect Branding
for helping me put this together.
But anyway, I love you guys, and I appreciate you.
Thank you.
Bein' around women that's entrepreneurs and that's bosses,
it's so much motivation in it.
Like, yeah, I'm in the right place.
Alright, Ms. Lozada. Where you goin'?
Sorry, I ain't know where, I ain't know where we was goin'.
No, I just wanna tell you this time to give kudos to you.
I watched her for the last year
work very hard designin' everything.
And so, what I wanna do, I wanna bring a gift out for you
to congratulate you.
[all exclaiming excitedly]
-That's beautiful! -Oh my God!
[Lavon] So, listen, this,
this is to congratulate you
-on all your hard work. -Thank you!
Yay!
Thank you, thank you.
-[Jackie] That was beautiful. -Thank you.
Alright, I appreciate you guys.
Evelyn's definitely gonna need to be
a little more spoiled than this, Lavon.
She wants passion.
She doesn't want, "I got some flowers for you.
It's four different kinds, and one's red and one's blue."
No.
She wants somethin' else.
-That was a nice gesture. -[Woman] It was, it was.
You didn't even give him a hug, girl, or a kiss.
I'm not, yeah, I'm not kissing.
No, I don't like to kiss in public.
Whether we would... I don't PDA.
-A hug? -[Jackie] You don't PDA?
Bitch, you hugged me.
I know, I'll give him one.
Lavon treats me great.
Like, everything is positive on paper,
but it makes me a little uncomfortable
because whoever I get married to,
I want it to feel 100%.
But unfortunately, I just don't feel that way.
[music]
Evelyn, I need to shop for a minute.
-Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. -I need to buy this one, too.
[Jennifer] I gotta come talk to my twin.
You know we were gonna be wearing the same thing?
[Jennifer] Did you plan this?!
[Evelyn] [indistinct], I promise.
Twinsies!
I wanted to hug you. You know I love you.
And I am sorry that you have been in bull[bleep].
-I appreciate that. -And I told your mom,
I was like, I'm so proud of you.
Aw, thank you.
You've grown into amazing young woman.
I appreciate the apology more than you know.
-Yeah, I know. -You're gonna make me cry.
I felt the need to apologize to Shaniece,
because I feel like she has been in the middle of [bleep]
that she really shouldn't have been in.
Did you ever say anything negative about Shaniece?
No, you know I, I've known Shaniece since she was six.
You are a [bleep] liar. You said she was a [bleep].
And she's been a [bleep] since she was 16 years old.
You are a [bleep] liar.
Oh my [bleep] God.
And it's just like, let's just move forward.
Nobody's tryin' to live in the past.
There's not many people that I'm friends with
that have known my daughter from the age of six.
-You know what I'm saying? -Why are you dating me?
You know? But like, it's like it means something to me.
-You know, so like, I'm... -Yeah, for sure.
[Evelyn] I'm grateful for that.
Yay!
It feels like home, you know? Me, Jennifer, and Shaniece.
Shaniece always loved Jennifer.
When she was a kid, she would go to lunch with her,
and they, they had their own relationship.
So, it's nice to see all of us together.
Alright, toast to SG, let's go.
[All] Let's go! [cheering]
[Jackie] Coming up on Basketball Wives.
I've tried to have fun, I've tried to understand.
And it is now in a place for me
that it feels like I am suffering to survive.
[music]
[doorbell rings]
Hold on!
-Hi, Banna. -Took you long enough.
What are you doing?
[Jackie] My daughter's in town,
and I am so excited for my daughter.
This is her first wedding,
I have a million different ideas.
I'm not the one getting married,
but you need questions, tips,
advice, gettin' in their business,
gettin' on their nerves, I'm there for that.
[Chantal] Mom, why are you so extra?
-Because I'm so excited about... -This is actually cute!
[Jackie] Listen, you gotta come in here
and tell me all about everything.
-Mom... -Just start at the top.
Like, because when I was at that gym the other day,
-and we were talking... -Did I surprise you?
And my daughter done flash, and I'm like, "Wait, hold on."
So, it's real. Like, you...
-That's, that's not a game. -Hell yeah, it's real.
No, it's 2.8!
It's 2.8, it's very real.
[Jackie] Let me see the ring.
Girl, that's my style ring. That's my type of ring.
-No, don't do that. -Wait, whoa, whoa...
-Take it off, let me try it on. -No!
-That, like, brings us together. -That's transferring marriages
and energies and all sorts of other things.
-I don't... -But we're mother and daughter.
-I gotta see it on my hand. -No.
Where do you want me to start? What do you want me to tell you?
Tell me about him. Who is he, what's he...?
I ain't gonna tell you too much.
I know he plays basketball.
[Chantal] He does play basketball.
Him and Dad actually have a lot of similarities.
He used to play for the Kings, like, years ago.
Hold on. Wait, stop the press.
-He used to play for the Kings? -Yes!
Chani, you lyin' to me!
This, you kept this [bleep] close to your chest
like I've never seen, Banna.
Because it wasn't for everybody, and it's not...
I'm not everybody, I'm your mom.
You gotta understand, Banna,
this is a lot for me to take in
because it's, like, so amazing, and...
Would you have rather that I came to you and said,
"Mom, I have somebody that wants to ask you somethin',"
and then he asked you?
Would you have felt better about that?
No, I feel great about what he's done.
He put a ring on my daughter's hand.
I love that you're independent,
I love the fact that he is steppin' up to the plate,
and like, "I'm gonna marry you."
We're happy, I hope that you guys are happy for us.
And if you not, you gon' see the pictures of the wedding.
I don't know what to tell you.
You gon' send me pictures of the wedding?
Try to get married without me being there,
and watch all hell break loose.
-I'm throwing the wedding, okay? -No, you're not.
I'm the mother of the bride.
You're, like, Mrs. Wedding.
Like, you do this every year.
And I love that for you. But this ain't that.
So, you don't want me to throw your wedding?
No.
Oh my God...
I'm seein' burgundy, bloomed flowers everywhere,
with the white dress, train probably 40 feet long.
I even think a unicorn would be beautiful.
A white unicorn with, like, a red...
pointy thing on the top of it.
Some teddy bears, I see so much.
But I'm gonna respect what she wants.
If you want my help, I would love to help you.
And then get married the next year.
[music]
-Come on, right? -Okay.
Okay, okay, okay.
[music]
Oh, but, you look cute.
[Evelyn] Thank you!
[Shaunie] How are you?
I'm good, a little tired from pop-up shop.
How did the pop-up go?
You know what, the pop-up shop was great.
People came out,
nobody got into a physical fight, so that's good.
- Winning. -What else?
Brittany didn't show up again,
but she doesn't show up to anything,
so what else is new?
-Well, there you have it. -[Evelyn] Yes.
Havin' a friendship is a two-way street.
And with Brittany, no matter how nice,
how kind, how supportive we've been of her,
she just doesn't care to be around us.
Lavon helped me put everything together.
He gave me this beautiful bouquet of flowers.
-Aww! -[Evelyn] Yeah.
He keeps, he keeps on hangin' in there.
[Evelyn] Yeah...
So, what exactly are we doing here?
I don't know.
There's a lotta confusion, there's a little guilt with me
just feelin' like I know he's tried to do everything right.
-You know? - Yeah.
I don't know, girl.
Is that offer still open for us to go to Houston?
You guys should come visit.
Comin' to Houston would be amazing.
Yeah, of course. I would love to have you guys.
Let's just keep it the seasoned ladies.
-Yeah. -We gotta bring Jackie,
Brooke, Jennifer.
Yeah, just seasoned ladies.
Alright, alright.
I would love to have a convo with your husband.
- Yes. -Just to kinda see...
I need to find peace with this.
It's been in limbo long enough,
and I'm just ready to figure it out.
[Shaunie] Yeah.
As much as I want this relationship to work with Lavon,
a part of me just can't shake this nagging feeling that I have
when it comes to getting married to him,
and it's just something that I can't ignore.
The part that you have to own is, like, you just have to do
whatever the work is, you know what I mean?
'Cause Keion will give you suggestions
and advice and all that,
but, like, you bein' brave enough to do it.
Yeah.
[music]
Hello, darling.
Call this paradise.
With this Brittany situation,
I'm just tryin' to be her friend and tryin' to be there for her.
Because me and Brittany was cool,
but I don't know what she feels.
Maybe she feel like she don't fit in the group,
that she don't need to tell nobody nothin'
that she got goin' on.
You got bagels.
Little bagels, little something.
Make a little mimosa.
Yes.
Gas me up.
-I'm scared! -[Jac'eil] I'mma go this way.
Oh God, help.
Oh, [bleep]!
Who ready to drink?
-Hold on, hold on. -[Jac'eil] Who ready to drink?
Thank you, honey.
[Jac'eil] I noticed you haven't been comin' around the group.
So, you know, I just had to check on you.
I don't feel like I fit in with this group.
So, I had a conversation with Clayanna,
and I'm really curious to hear your perspective.
You think it's healthy?
The drama I don't think is healthy.
I don't think it's healthy that if one person do somethin',
and another person do it, it depends on who it is.
That's a great perspective.
That some people get [bleep] thrown at them
a little harder than others.
Yeah.
I've been called worse by [indistinct], bitch!
[Woman] Oh, [bleep] no!
-Say, "I promise." -I promise.
-Not to throw any more drinks. -Oh, that's easy.
-Not to throw any more drinks. -[Evelyn] Okay, that's easy.
Don't point your finger at me.
Get Brooke! Get Brooke! Get Brooke!
I feel like she did what she needed to do in that moment.
You feel like that was appropriate?
I feel like she did what she needed to do in that moment.
I've tried to have fun, I've tried to understand...
Listen.
And it is now in a place for me
that it feels like I am suffering to survive.
What makes you feel like it's miserable for you?
People have no desire to truly understand one another.
And when these people in this group
are speaking to one another,
they're speaking with blinders already.
I don't even know that you feel this way.
[Brittany] I explained this to Jac'eil before,
but Jac'eil is incredibly neutral
and wants to be liked by everyone.
Which is very frustrating.
This is such a hostile environment
to where...
I can't give this my energy any more.
Like, I'm done.
[music]
I can only respect her decision, because at the end of the day,
she's her own woman.
I did my part because that's who I am as a person.
I'm a great friend.
Brittany don't want to be understood by
me or nobody else.
-Appreciate you. -Brings tears to my eyes.
It's all good.
[music]
[Jackie] Next time, on the season finale
of Basketball Wives.
I got somethin' big planned,
and I'm, like, nervous as [bleep].
You know, I've been lookin' for a space.
We put an offer in, and that was accepted.
Are you excited?
It sounds like you put in an offer.
So, either we do somethin', or you do somethin'.
I don't really like the energy
that you're really givin' me right now.
It's not goin' so good.
I don't think you're healed enough to be with him.
Mm...
What kinda date night is this?
So, baby, I've prepared somethin' for you.
Oh my God, I'm nervous.
Are you ready?
[Jennifer] I guess.
[music]
[whoosh]
[cymbals, snap]