Basketball Wives creator Shaunie O’Neal became the focal point of an interview given by Laura Govan who starred in the LA franchise of the popular VH1 series.
Laura and Shaunie’s back story includes an affair with Shaquille O’Neal. According to numerous rumors Laura had an affair with Shaq in 2010 while he was still married to Shaunie. Despite the incessant rumors Govan repeatedly denied the affair. Fast foward to Basketball Wives LA and Govan is fighting to clear her name and reputation.
During an interview with J’Adore magazine Laura reveals where her relationship stands with Shaunie:
“I don’t have a relationship with Shaunie and I never will. The information she was given about Shaq and I was false, and she took it and ran with it. I didn’t appreciate it at all and for that reason I will never speak to her again. I don’t have beef with her. If we see each other, I won’t chin check her, but that’s why I chose to do Basketball Wives LA. I wanted people to see exactly who I am opposed to what you heard on Season One: Miami. I mean, there were five grown women talking about me and they had no idea who I was. That was unfair, but it goes to show you where their mentality was.”
With that experience behind her Laura is busy planning a wedding to her off-again-on-again boyfriend, now fiance, Gilbert Arenas.
“We love each other,” says Laura. “Yes, we have our ups and downs, but we have four kids together and like I tell most people, we are doing better than most married couples. I knew the person before I knew the athlete. Whether he still plays ball or not, I’m still going to be married to the person that I fell in love with. We’re not announcing the date yet. When we do, it will be small and intimate. We actually got engaged three years ago. That ring that everyone saw is three years old. If anything, he needs to upgrade that ring. We’ve been together for 10 years.”
Now that her story has been told – will Laura Govan return for the next season of Basketball Wives LA?
