The stories and revelations of women who are associated with rich and powerful men have always become insatiable fodder for entertainment and media buffs, alike. From hit cable TV series ('Real Housewives of Atlanta') to hit motion pictures ('The First Wives Club'), people stay interested.

Now that we've seen her estranged husband try his hand at reality-based TV, basketball superstar Shaquille O'Neal's spouse Shaunie O'Neal has something to offer.

Today, VH1 announced plans to premiere 'Basketball Wives,' a behind-the-scenes look at the glamorous lives of professional basketball players wives set to premiere on March 15, 2010.
O'Neal, who serves as Executive Producer, will be featured on a 30-minute episode of the series along with wives and ex-wives of superstars including Jennifer Williams (wife of Eric Williams), Evelyn Lozada (ex-fiancé of Antoine Walker), Mesha O'Neal (wife of Jermaine O'Neal), Royce Reed (the former Orlando Magic and Miami Heat dancer, is the mother of Orlando Magic superstar Dwight Howard's son) and Faith Rain (Udonis Haslem's girlfriend).

"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," O'Neal said. "I am happy to be teaming with... VH1 in bringing this entertaining and enlightening world to television."

The O'Neals were married Dec. 26, 2002. Her maiden name is Va'Shaundya Nelson. The couple have four children (Shareef, Amirah, Shaqir, and Me'arah) with two others from previous relationships. While the family currently resides on Star Island in Miami, Florida and have maintained a residence in Windermere, Florida (a northwest Orlando suburb, where the Tiger Woods domestic altercation transpired), they've become black gossip blog mainstays for their alleged marital woes.

On Sept. 4, 2007, O'Neal filed for divorce from Shaunie in a Miami-Dade Circuit court. She later said that the couple had gotten back together and that the divorce was withdrawn. However, the Associated Press reported that she filed an intent to divorce, citing irreconcilable differences, last month.

Production on the series begins this month.