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UNDEFEATED BOOK TOUR

I AM

UNDEFEATED

CHANGING THE RULES AND WINNING ON MY OWN TERMS.

In this powerful debut memoir, Shaunie Henderson shares her unfiltered story for the very first time.

Long recognized as the wife of NBA star Shaquille O’Neal, Shaunie’s life took a drastic turn when she made the courageous decision to walk away from her marriage amidst widespread infidelity. With nothing more than her five young children and her car, she embarked on a journey back to her childhood home in L.A., where she faced the daunting task of rebuilding her life from scratch.

"I've been on television since 2010, but the persona you've seen on Basketball Wives is just one frame of my entire movie. With this book, I'm embracing discomfort to share my full story—warts and all."

PRESS

PEOPLE

Shaunie Henderson Talks ‘Overwhelming’ Response to Her Memoir, Finding True ‘Love’ and Her ‘Voice’ (Exclusive)

She says it wasn’t until her relationship with the pastor that she realized the difference between “loving someone” and “being in love with someone.”

ESSENCE

It’s been a busy week for Shaunie Henderson. She recently released her first book, a memoir, titled Undefeated: Changing the Rules and Winning on My Own Terms, and she’s been on the move promoting it because it’s a work years in the making that came with plenty of stops and starts.

ROLLING OUT

Henderson is a natural talent, an undeniable beauty, a savvy businesswoman and a legitimate influencer. She’s a winner and author of what is sure to become a New York Times bestseller, Undefeated: Changing the Rules and Winning on My Own Terms.

KIRKUS REVIEWS

This frank yet gracefully restrained memoir about lessons learned on the way to fulfillment [is] sure to inspire readers seeking inspiration to change their life trajectories.

TAMRON HALL

“Basketball Wives” creator and entrepreneur SHAUNIE HENDERSON discusses her new memoir, “UNDEFEATED: Changing the Rules and Winning on My Own Terms.”

TIME

When Shaunie O’Neal, the ex-wife of NBA great Shaquille O’Neal, created the VH1 series Basketball Wives in 2010, she didn’t just raise the profiles of the cast, she also legitimized the power and reach of WAGs, or, in layman’s terms, the “wives and girlfriends” of professional athletes.

HELLO BEAUTIFUL

Shaunie Henderson On Overcoming Her Fears And Releasing Her Memoir

“All I can do is hope and pray that my delivery is received,”

Shaunie Henderson told HelloBeautiful.

BLACK ENTERPISE

Shaunie Henderson, the CEO of Amirah, Inc. and the creator and executive producer of Basketball Wives, will share the key business lessons she learned from launching one of television’s most prominent reality franchises. She will also talk about her new memoir, Undefeated: Changing the Rules and Winning on My Own Terms, with BLACK ENTERPRISE Multiplatform Content Producer, Ashlei Stevens.

XONECOLE

Shaunie Henderson isn’t new to the game. The mother of five was thrust into the public spotlight behind the shadow of a famous husband, endured merciless rumor mills, and rebuilt her life on her own terms while the world plotted on her downfall. Today, she’s a one-woman empire, having spawned a cultural revolution with the reality series Basketball Wives, as well as the six spinoff shows created in its wake.

NY POST

Shaunie Henderson saw the signs of her marriage with Shaquille O’Neal “beginning to crumble” long before their divorce rocked the sports and entertainment world in 2011. Henderson, the creator of VH1’s reality series “Basketball Wives,” explained what went wrong in their marriage, which played out during O’Neal’s star-studded Lakers days, in her new book, “Undefeated: Changing the Rules and Winning on My Own Terms,” out Tuesday, May 7.

MADAMENOIRE

In a candid reflection, Henderson revealed, “Looking back, I don’t know that I was ever really in love with the man” whom she married in 2002. Expressing grace for her now ex-husband and father of her children, “I was in love with the idea of being married to the man I had a family with. He was trying to be a world-famous, thirty-something multimillionaire with thousands of women throwing themselves at him and people in general begging just to be in his presence while being a husband and a father at the same time. How could anyone possibly know how to do that?”

TMI PODCAST

This week Mysonne and Tamika speak on personal growth, relationships, public perception, and the journey to becoming a first lady of a church with Shaunie Henderson. During the show, Shaunie also touches on having no regrets when creating the popular reality show “Basketball Wives” and later they were joined by her new husband Senior Pastor Keion Henderson, where they highlighted their individual growth, challenges, and the dynamics of blending families.

FIRST LADY BEA

Creator of Basketball Wives and First Lady Shaunie Henderson is prepping for the release of her highly anticipated memoir UNDEFEATED! In the book set to be released on May 7th, the wife, mother, entrepreneur, and producer opens up about finding love, offers advice for raising strong, smart, grounded Black children in today’s world, and reveals how to define your career and personal life by your own terms in this inspirational memoir.