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Just call her Shaunie O. Amidst all the recent drama surrounding her divorce from NBA giant Shaquille O’Neal and above all the haters who venture to say she’s a “gold digger,” first lady of the Basketball Wives, Shaunie is newly single, independent and making moves to build an empire all her own, with or without the NBA. Her current projects on deck scale from producing more “Sports Wives” series to developing her own line of high-fashion shoes. This former arm candy is on a roll and doing big things in more ways than one. And it’s not all work and no play for Shaunie O. The queen bee also dishes the details on her latest love affair with sexy, 23 year old Marion Yates. Let the games begin…
Honey Magazine: What are the top three lessons you learned as a basketball wife?
Shaunie O’Neal: Looking back I would say to always keep your dreams and goals that you want to accomplish in sight, never lose those. Although they may change as you get older, if you want to do something, keep them close. Keep your family close and tight. Always follow your gut feeling as far as what you feel is right and wrong.
What was your motivation for creating Basketball Wives?
It came from the questions that I always got being in NBA organizations from the new set of wives who would ask things like: “What am I supposed to do?” The veteran wives would always have suggestions and tell them to come to certain meetings. Also it came from questions from the public: “What do guys do everyday?”, “Do you have five hundred nannies?”. It came from those things I experienced. I just thought it would be a good idea.
