Vh1 Announces Plans To Air "Basketball Wives L.A." This August -- Cast Includes Gloria Govan, Laura Govan, Jackie Christie, Imani Showalter And Kimsha Artest

Nearly three weeks ago we told you that “Basketball Wives” would be branching off into a L.A. edition and what do you know? Today Vh1 released a press release confirming as much.

Along with the four broads we already told you about — Kimsha Artest, Jackie Christie, Laura Govan and Gloria Govan — they’re also including another ex-fiancee — Imani Showalter, who missed out on being a wife after Stephen Jackson of the Charlotte Bobcats jilted her at the altar when she wouldn’t sign a pre-nup.

Here’s more info from Vh1’s press release:

Elbow throwing, trash talking and in-your-face action: forget the NBA, we’re talking about their wives! The successful VH1 franchise “Basketball Wives” just tapped a new team of leading ladies to take Los Angeles by storm in “Basketball Wives LA” premiering Monday, August 29 at 8 PM ET/PT. “Basketball Wives LA” introduces a group of dynamic women with relationships to some of the biggest basketball players in the game. “Basketball Wives LA” cast includes: Kimsha Artest (wife of Ron Artest, Los Angeles Lakers), Gloria Govan (fiancée of Matt Barnes, Los Angeles Lakers), Laura Govan (sister of Gloria Govan) and Jackie Christie (wife of Doug Christie, former player for the Los Angeles Clippers) and Imani Showalter (fiancée of Stephen Jackson, Charlotte Bobcats) as well as others.

This 10 episode, hour-long series will dive into the real-life locker room of these leading ladies, giving viewers a never-before-seen look at what it takes to live in La La Land and be connected to a famous professional athlete. For the most part, these women live the life with the best cars, biggest mansions and hottest bling but living the high life is not all glamour and often there is a price to pay. Cameras will follow these women as they attempt to juggle their relationships, infidelity issues, children and friendships while trying to find the perfect balance between supporting their families and realizing their own career ambitions. “Basketball Wives LA” brings a full court press to VH1 Monday, August 29 at 8 PM ET/PT.

Shed Media is producing the series. Executive producing for Shed Media are Nick Emmerson, Jennifer O’Connell, Sean Rankine and Alex Demyanenko. Tom Huffman is a consulting producer. Shaunie O’Neal is an executive producer. Executive producing for VH1 are Jeff Olde, Jill Holmes and Noah Pollack.

“Basketball Wives L.A.” won’t be the only new show coming to the network. Vh1 is also welcoming a new matchmaker show tentatively titled “Siggy Flicker” “which features the dynamic matchmaker Siggy Flicker and her match-making service in New York teaching the lovelorn to be dating powerhouses.”

Great… More fkery for our viewing pleasure.