The Real Reason Evelyn Lozada Is Exiting Basketball Wives

VH1 has yet to renew "Basketball Wives" for Season 10, but Evelyn Lozada already revealed she won't be returning. The TV personality announced her exit after nine seasons, telling E! News' Daily Pop she is "no longer going to do 'Basketball Wives.'" "I think that it's time for me to open up the universe to other things," Evelyn said on June 2, admitting it was a "hard decision" to walk away. However, the "heavy" toll forced her to rethink her professional career, and after a rough last few seasons, she came to the conclusion to leave. "It's not the most positive energy," she explained.

Prior to joining "Basketball Wives," Evelyn was engaged to NBA player Antoine Walker, but they split in 2009. She was later wed to former New England Patriots wide receiver Chad Johnson for less than a year in 2012, and the brunette beauty was also set to marry ex-fiancé, Carl Crawford, but they ended their engagement in 2017, per Us Weekly.

While speaking on E! News' Daily Pop, Evelyn said she was looking forward to focusing on new projects in the future. The New York native noted her children, daughter Shaniece Hairston and son Carl Leo Crawford, and family are especially filled with "relief" now that she's moving on. "It's time, it's been time," Evelyn shared. "Now I have a conscience about what I say and what I do and what my kids are going to see."

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