Basketball Wives: Coming to VH1!

One of the NBA's taglines states: Where Caring Happens.

We can only imagine, therefore, what the tagline for VH1's recently-announced show will be. Basketball Wives: Where Contrived Nonsense Involving the Pampered Squeezes of Professional Athletes Happen, perhaps.

Indeed, on March 15, 2010, the network will debut a show that centers on the current and former wives of professional players such as Shaquille O’Neal, Eric Williams, Antoine Walker, Jermaine O’Neal and Udonis Haslem.

Shaq's wife, Shaunie O'Neal, is pictured below and will serve as executive producer on the program. She said:

“Having been around these remarkable women for several years, I have always recognized that behind every NBA star is a strong, exceptional woman, one who must deal with the unique challenges of being married to the game as well as the player.  I am happy to be teaming with Shed Media and VH1 in bringing this entertaining and enlightening world to television."

Matt Richenthal is the Editor in Chief of TV Fanatic. Follow him on Twitter and on Google+.