First of all, these women are real wives of professional basketball players, with one presumably set to join the ranks soon. Secondly, they are educated. Thirdly, they have their own careers that does not include dropping babies for the first basketball player they can. Lastly, these “real” basketball wives are someone young girls — or anyone for that matter — can look up to.
One is a Grammy-nominated singer, one is a broadcast journalist, another is an actress who has her bachelor’s degree, another has her Ph.D. and another has founded an organization to empower disadvantaged adolescent girls.
In other words, these basketball wives are nothing like the batch of characters on the reality show “Basketball Wives.”
As we continue to celebrate Women’s History Month, let’s take a look at real basketball wives we can be proud of.
