Kenya Bell, Pageant Queen Charged With Assault, Joins Cast of Basketball Wives (PHOTOS)

The past three seasons of Miami-filmed "Basketball Wives" have been filled with physical drama. NBA players' former lovers, ex-wives, baby mamas, and fiancés -- rarely any actual wives -- have repeatedly come to blows on the Vh1 reality series. It's why audiences keep tuning in -- over 4 million viewers watched the season three reunion.

In one episode, Evelyn Lozada (current fiancé of Chad Ochocinco and former fiancé of Antonie Walker) and Royce Reed (baby mama of Dwight Howard) threw cocktails in each other's faces. In another, Tami Roman (ex-wife of Kenny Anderson) popped Meeka Claxton (wife of Speedy) in the face.

Season four of "Basketball Wives", which premieres February 2012, is likely to have even more violence and drama. One of two new cast members is Kenya Bell, a former Miss Michigan who was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. Last May, she reportedly stabbed her then-husband Charlie Bell with a box cutter in front of their two young children in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan.

Although Charlie and Kenya are getting a divorce, the former Golden State Warriors player may make appearance on "Basketball Wives" -- after all he's got his own made-for-TV drama. Earlier this month, Yahoo Sports reported that he showed up drunk to his DUI court date. Save some of that trainweck for the show, guys.

The other new cast member is Kesha Nichols, who was dumped via email by NBA player Richard Jefferson right before their 2009 wedding. The rest of the cast remains the same with the exception of Meeka Claxton, who will not return to "Basketball Wives" for another season.

The ladies are currently filming season four around Miami. They were last spotted at Philippe’s in South Beach, where Shaunie O’Neal's birthday party was being filmed for the show. Apparently, one diva smacked another diva with her clutch. Oh, Basketball Wives.

Here are photos and clips from past seasons:

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Comments

[Reeda Offutt]

08:41 PM on 05/14/2012

Basketball wives are nothing but a bunch of bully s It is sad that these grown women have nothing better to do but push other ladies around. They need anger management.

[Swinger Style]

07:04 PM on 12/27/2011

IN My Stewie Voice HOW CARES?

[brtopper]

03:02 PM on 12/21/2011

Makes the Kardashian's look like sophisticates

[MariaMaria]

06:42 PM on 12/19/2011

There oughta be a law against it..

[dbrett480]

03:00 PM on 12/16/2011

With Oprah gone, this is what is left of black female role models. How sad.

[zapyourappetite]

11:31 PM on 12/15/2011

Trashtastic.

[AlaskanWannaB]

05:36 PM on 12/15/2011

And, ditto to all the posters who posted before me. You are right on!!!!

[AlaskanWannaB]

05:35 PM on 12/15/2011

I just came here to say that this is another worthless reality show!!! A bunch of stupid groupies.

[MariaMaria]

06:40 PM on 12/19/2011

And probably worse than many based on the concept alone........

[deschl]

02:09 PM on 12/15/2011

shouldn't it be called "slores who sleep with athletes and act a damn fool", oh what is to become of our next generation

[ked2130]

01:04 AM on 12/15/2011

Yay! For a moment, I was worried that they had run out of trashy, pathetic, and obscenely awful people to put on TV. But alas, hope springs eternal through Basketball Wives/Girlfriends/Ex-Girlfriends/Baby-Momma's/Bootycalls/Strippers!

[bellabeach]

08:24 AM on 12/15/2011

Fanned you and I totally agree, how low does reality tv have to go???!!

[ked2130]

05:07 PM on 12/15/2011

Thanks! And who knows how low they'll stoop? At this point, I've seen more intelligent television featuring baboons.

[topkatnc]

09:01 PM on 12/14/2011

I have watched these shows .. " Basketball Wives " .. They are just as sickening as the K family .. and that's a low blow my friends ... They really think they are somebody , but in reality , they are the bottom of the barrel .. and a slimy barrel to boot .

[iphanie]

08:33 PM on 12/14/2011

It is entertaining to see uneducated and trashy women who are known not by their names, but by the names of player they're messing up with. This show is so classless and a disgrace for women. They all seem to enjoy wearing maxi--what a joke?

[TheNewShadeofBlue]

08:18 PM on 12/14/2011

Money does not buy class.