A rumor Tami Roman hinted at during “Basketball Wives” came to a head when Jennifer Williams was forced to confront Shaunie O’Neal about a secret on last night’s episode.
While shopping with O’Neal, Roman, who has been working on her anger by sitting down with Pastor John Gray, said she was assigned to find something nice to say to everyone. That led her to decide to get all the baller wives together at a retreat to share positive thoughts about one another.
As for what may be spilled about O’Neal, Roman said she’s been holding on to a rumor from a year ago that “affects her ex … and dynamics within the group.”
“I heard this thing … it’s information that I … would have never ever said anywhere because I feel like it would hurt the people involved,” Roman says. “You’re name wasn’t specifically said, but I feel like what was said might affect you.”
Roman said she wants the person who said it to own up to O’Neal personally about it.
Cut to the retreat and that person is Jennifer Williams who winds up confessing that she heard Evelyn Lozada was sleeping with O’Neal’s ex, which website Monsters & Critics alleges is actor Marlon Yates, not retired NBA star Shaquille O’Neal.
The exact name is censored out of the episode but the revelation left O’Neal speechless and Lozada on the defensive.
“I would never do that s— to you,” she says after Roman and Williams go back and forth over who brought up the rumor to whom last year.
O’Neal remained confused over who to trust as the show aired, tweeting, “Damn who is my friend? #Basketballwives.”
Damn who is my friend? #Basketballwives
— Shaunie Henderson (@iamshaunie) June 26, 2018
Meanwhile, Lozada, who assured O’Neal “I’m your friend until the wheels fall off!!!!!!!!!,” unleashed in a series of tweets blasting Roman and Williams.
FAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You know exactly why you brought this bullshit ass rumor up to Shaunie and the show! To start problems because your messy as F! #BasketballWives
— Evelyn Lozada (@EvelynLozada) June 26, 2018
She knew a year ago but she wanted other people to do her dirty work!!!!! Watch the witch in action! #BasketballWives
— Evelyn Lozada (@EvelynLozada) June 26, 2018
Sad that she had the nerve to use God and a pastor to get us together to actually plan evil! She should be disgusted! Too damn grown to move like this! #BasketballWives
— Evelyn Lozada (@EvelynLozada) June 26, 2018
It’s so sad that the hate for me in their blood runs so deep that you didn’t think about how this would affect Shaunie’s family, her ex husband, and her kids! #Disgusting #BasketballWives
— Evelyn Lozada (@EvelynLozada) June 26, 2018
I was so heart broken to find out Jen entertained this supposed rumor with Tami. We may have had our issues but I would never intentionally try to ruin her. 😓 #BasketballWives
— Evelyn Lozada (@EvelynLozada) June 26, 2018
Tami’s goal was to ruin my friendship with Jen and to ruin my friendship with Shaunie! No one could find “receipts” because there is NONE! Evil as F! #BasketballWives
— Evelyn Lozada (@EvelynLozada) June 26, 2018
I’m not only placing blame on Tami, I’m also placing blame of Jen too because there was a “plan” a year ago. The plan was to come back on the show through Tami and bring be down #BasketballWives
— Evelyn Lozada (@EvelynLozada) June 26, 2018
Williams also chimed in, saying she should never have involved herself in the rumors to begin with.
I haven’t watched #BasketballWives yet however I will say this, I should have never participated in some BS regardless of how upset I was at Evelyn..
— Jennifer Williams (@iamjennifer) June 26, 2018
Second thing is this… NO ONE is innocent in shit that has transpired over the years… #BasketballWives
— Jennifer Williams (@iamjennifer) June 26, 2018
Tami knew what she was orchestrating behind the scenes, to stir BS!!
— Jennifer Williams (@iamjennifer) June 26, 2018
While Roman hasn’t spoken out about the episode, several fans made their thoughts known.
“Tami might be messy for spilling the tea but the way Jen took that hard gulp, that s— is true. Jen the type of friend you stay away from because as soon as she gets mad tells all your business. #BasketballWives.”
“Why are we acting like Evelyn isn’t a hoe? Why are we forgetting that Shaunie knew Evelyn slept with Tammi’s husband but never told Tammi? Why are we acting like Evelyn and Jen didn’t just start a rumor about Cece but now discussing rumors is a problem? #BasketballWives”
“A honest person don’t give that much energy into rumors! If it wasn’t true you wouldn’t be crying @EvelynLozada or still trying to defend it…You did it.”
“Jennifer is making sure she keep this BBW check. She NEVER talked this much s— in Miami. #BasketballWives.”
“To be fair this is like when Shaunie knew about Evelyn sleeping with Tami’s ex so oh well. #BasketballWives.”
