Royce Reed announces on twitter that she's quiting Basketball Wives

It looks like Evelyn Lozada, Jennifer Williams and Shaunie O�Neal will have to find a new punching bag next season.

Royce Reed, mother of Dwight Howard�s son,  announced on twitter she would not be returning to Season 4 of VH1�s Basketball Wives due to �artistic differences.� For some odd reason, Reed doesn�t seem to find drink throwing, cat fights and man bashing very artistic. Imagine that.

�Good Afternoon! As of right now I have decided NOT 2return 4 Season 4 of BBW due 2 artistic differences.Things may change but as of now, NO!�

Chad Ochocinco�s fiance Evelyn Lozada is possibly out for Season 4 of Basketball Wives and Meeka Claxton, wife to Speedy Claxton, was not asked back for another season.

Three down, six more to go!

Reed hinted that her decision wasn�t a negotiation tactic and tweeted that �some things have nothing to do with money, but all to do with images/careers! Never sell your soul! Respect is hard 2 come by!�

The Basketball Wives star is keeping busy as she plans to release an energy drink, book series and workout video.

Reed was right about one thing, respect is hard to come by. But it would have been nice to figure that out three seasons ago.

So how much longer will the Basketball Wives franchise enjoy this 30 minutes of fame?

New York Jets receiver Plaxico Burress pictured with family, courtesy of Burress family

There�s been speculation that some of the New York Jets receivers complained to Rex Ryan about the offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer�s play selections. But Plaxico Burress just came up with a really good reason for Schottenheimer to get him more involved in the offense � charity.

Jets receiver Plaxico Burress pledged to donate $200 for every catch and $2,000 for every touchdown he makes during the 2011-2012 NFL season to Kids House of Seminole based in Sanford, FL. Kids House has provided aid to over 11,000 abused children since opening its doors in 1999.

�Growing up in the environment that I grew up in and being a father of two children myself, is a constant reminder of the importance of a safe and healthy home for children,� Burress said.

Burress was introduced to the organization by his friend, Seth Bernstein. Bernstein�s wife, Marie, serves on the board.

Burress has 13 catches for 202 yards and two touchdowns for the season so far.

Is it just me or could soon-to-be Chicago Cubs GM Theo Epstein have played one of the Winklevoss twins in the Social Network � minus the 5 o�clock shadow? Just a random thought. Carry on�

NBA player Charles Barkley, right, speaks at the National Association of Black Journalists, (NABJ), as David Aldridge, listens, in Dallas, Texas, in August.

Charles Barkley is doing more than just talking about the NBA lockout. He�s giving up paychecks.

According to ESPNChicago.com, Barkley said he feels uncomfortable taking a paycheck during the NBA lockout and plans to defer or donate his TNT salary while the NBA lockout continues.

�I haven�t told anybody, but I�m actually � believe it or not � I�m leaning toward donating it to charity,� Barkley said. �I don�t think it�s cool for me to take money I haven�t earned.

�My decision is either going to be defer it or give it to charity.�

Barkley also called David Stern the �best commissioner in sports� during the interview and supported his philosophy of protecting small market NBA teams.

�If you notice, he mentioned every small-market team. The NBA owners are going to protect these small-market teams. They don�t like the fact all the stars want to play in big cities. And this whole thing is going to be about: We�re not going to be like baseball, where you have 20 bad franchises that are really like a minor league system until the players get good enough and then they go to the Yankees or Red Sox.�

Agree or disagree with Charles Barkley, you have to respect that he�s willing to stand for something � and put his money where his mouth is.