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Is Meeka Claxton Not Returning to 'Basketball Wives'?

Fins out what Shaunie O'Neal had to say about Meeka Claxton's fate on 'BBW.'
Meeka on Tami Roman & 'Wives' Drama
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By Yolanda Sangweni · Updated October 28, 2020
Season three of “Basketball Wives” is over, but the drama continues to spill over.

In case you didn’t catch last night’s reunion show… we have one word: explosive.

But even before the ladies sat down on the couch, TheYBF reports that the show’s creator, Shaunie O’Neal, dropped some surprising news to Chicago’s Power 92 by announcing that Meeka Claxton wouldn’t be returning to the show.

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Asked to confirm that Meeka was not returning, Shaunie answered, “It’s not official yet, but it will be soon. It just didn’t work out.”

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Shaunie added that she was equally in the dark about whether or not Royce Reed would be returning to the show.

Read more of Shaunie’s comments and listen to her interview over at TheYBF.

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