‘Basketball Wives’ Recap: Cece & Kristen Try to Hash Things Out + Jennifer Lands in Amsterdam

CeCe and Kristen aren’t making up anytime soon.

The episode opens with the ladies in Amsterdam splitting off. Kristen, Jackie, Malaysia and O.G. are sightseeing with CeCe, who’s angry with Kristen still. Despite this, Jackie’s excited to get drunk with the ladies.

They all want to make things more positive after CeCe’s and Evelyn’s controversial argument.

Kristen says she doesn’t know what it would take for her and CeCe to get back on the same page. As Jackie commends CeCe for holding herself together amid Evelyn’s racial shade, Malaysia notes that the tension between CeCe and Kristen could erupt at anytime.

Meanwhile, Shaunie’s with Evelyn and they’re still focused on Jennifer heading to Amsterdam. The two of them forget about it momentarily as they try the local weed.

The weed smoke has the two of them really high apparently. This causes Shaunie and Evelyn to not to pay attention to any details of service in any of the dispensaries.

Malaysia does her best to remain neutral.

Jackie and the other ladies are on their countryside tour. CeCe’s slowly getting involved with the rest of the ladies. O.G. gets really excited and Jackie suspects it’s because she’s moving in with Kwame.

During their tour, Jackie pulls the ladies aside to tell Kristen that CeCe is her family and they should look after one another.

Malaysia jumps in and reminds Kristen that she shouldn’t brought in Jennifer to an earlier sit-down, knowing CeCe and Jen have beef, and CeCe should have invited Kristen to their annual dinner. She finally tells them both that they need to really sit down with one another and squash their beef.

Evelyn tensely apologizes to CeCe for her racial shade.

Later on, everyone links back together for a boat ride Shaunie set up. On the boat, everything seems awkward. Of course, alcohol breaks the ice. Jackie gets CeCe to talk about her controversial back and forth with Evelyn at the restaurant. She apologizes for what she said and she’s not getting along with multiple women.

That gets Shaunie on high alert. Things get tense when Kristen brings up the job comments. O.G. feels Kristen shouldn’t have brought this up, and should be on CeCe’s side more.

CeCe starting to think Kristen’s siding with Evelyn more than her.

Evelyn apologizes to CeCe, but CeCe’s still going to keep her distance.

“Evelyn is evil. There’s nothing else to it.” – CeCe

Malaysia brings up to CeCe and Kristen needs to kiss and make up. CeCe and Kristen get tense with one another as the topic of CeCe’s dinner came up.

Despite the tension, they apologized to one another. Kristen doesn’t want to talk about family business in front of everyone, Kristen brought up the text messages.

Afterwards, Jackie, Kristen, Malaysia and O.G. are out being tourists. CeCe’s not with them. She said she’s sick but Kristen doesn’t believe her. While together, Kristen says she wants to keep her family together, but she’s broken about CeCe’s text message that said Byron doesn’t want to come around them anymore. Kristen’s still fuming about that piece of family business.

“I’m ready to explode.” – Kristen

Tami maintains she’s stress-free by not traveling to Amsterdam.

Back in the US, Tami’s with Jazz hanging out. Tami’s appreciative hanging out with Jazz rather than being in Amsterdam. Jazz noticed this too.

Tami told her about the Amsterdam trip and how she didn’t want to go. She’s reflective of how she’s been with the other women.

“This environment is toxic.” – Tami

For the sake of her emotional health, she decided to stay home.

Jackie and Malaysia stage their sit-down with CeCe and Kristen

Finally, Jackie got what she wanted in checking out the red light district. This time, Kristen decided to stay behind as CeCe joined the x-rated fun. This included a museum tour in the Red Light district.

CeCe had fun of her own trying on wigs in the museum.

Afterwards, Jackie and Malaysia bring CeCe and Kristen for special ponderosa to hash things out. Jackie arrives first with CeCe and Jackie asks them if she and Kristen are friends. CeCe says they are friends.

Malaysia arrives with Kristen and Kristen feels ambushed. During their conversation with Kristen there, CeCe begins to cry. Kristen calls foul, bringing up the text messages.

CeCe says she was just trying to tell her what she said and talk to Byron and Thomas about it.

In the conversation, things get even more tense when Kristen says that Byron or CeCe don’t come around to see their grand-daughter. Kristen places blame at CeCe for Byron feeling how he feels and CeCe scoffs at this.

This sends Kristen over the edge and she walks away from their ponderosa. Malaysia runs after her and convinces Kristen to head back to the table. She also feels that CeCe needs to do a better job in keeping the peace and not letting things get out of control.

When she gets back, Kristen explains how Bryon or CeCe haven’t came around their daughter since she was 10 months old. Kristen also says that Byron must feel some type of way about her, and wants CeCe to stand up for her to Byron.

Malaysia agrees and Jackie tells CeCe that Kristen wants her and Byron in her daughter’s life. CeCe says she doesn’t want to step on toes or keep Byron away from his family.

In her interview, Kristen notes that CeCe’s position in their family isn’t soldified as she’s not married to Byron, yet.

Jennifer lands in Amsterdam, claiming to be armed with receipts, this time.

Finally, Jennifer landed in Amsterdam. Of course, Evelyn’s the one to greet her in the city. Jennifer blames Tami for everything and says she has her receipts this time. Evelyn gives Jennifer the rundown of what happened with her and CeCe.

She also told Jennifer about Shaunie not wanting to see her, and Jennifer says she just got caught up in Tami’s “bulls***.”

Evelyn feels if Jennifer can’t make amends with Malaysia and Shaunie, Jennifer’s never coming back around again.

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