Social media detectives can relax… Shaquille O’Neal says he is NOT the man in the public display of affection photo that circulated online on Tuesday.
If you haven’t seen it yet… the selfie was posted by Maria Ozuna Teacher to her more than 200,000 Instagram followers earlier this week — and showed her standing in front of a mirror with a large man’s arms around her.
Because of the guy’s size, many believed he was Big Diesel — after all, the guy looked super tall and very muscular — and he apparently had big hands and feet as well.
But the 7-foot-1 NBA Hall of Famer quickly shut down the speculation hours ago … writing on the WorldStar Instagram page that he’s “not the kid.”
Maria — who describes herself as a video creator — didn’t respond to all the attention… but she did remove the photo from her IG.
Of course, this isn’t the first time Shaq has been mentioned in dating rumors… remember when he was spotted with Brittany Renner at last year’s dinner? Many thought they were a couple too, but TMZ Sports confirmed they were nothing more than long-time friends.
O’Neal has only been married once… to TV personality and producer Shaunie O’Neal. They divorced in 2011.
The 52-year-old has had several relationships since then, including one with Laticia Rolle and another with reality star Nicole ‘Hoopz’ Alexander.
But it looks like big ol’ Shaq is still an eligible bachelor!