"Not the kid" - Shaquille O'Neal shuts down rumors of dating IG star after fans speculate on now-deleted IG pic
Instagram influencer Maria Ozuna Teachey grabbed headlines on Tuesday after posting a photo of herself with a man that many thought to be Shaquille O'Neal. What caused the sensation was the big man’s hands that formed a heart over the IG star's breasts.
The kicker was her caption “Can y’all guess who feet? #love you” which caused a social media storm.
Teachey, who has over 200,000 followers on Instagram, has since deleted the post, but the IG account @worldstar shared the photo that O’Neal responded to. The LA Lakers legend wrote:
“Nope not the kid”
![Shaquille O'Neal denies rumors he has a relationship with an IG model. [photo: @worldstar/IG]](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/09/4b185-17266224369047-1920.jpg?w=500)
Teachey also posted another photo in her story featuring a big man, who looked like O’Neal, soundly sleeping on the couch.
![Maria Ozuna Teachey pushes back against Shaquille O'Neal's denial with another deleted story. [photo: @_1.filly/IG]](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/09/1b9f2-17266226275866-1920.jpg)
For online detectives, the hookah on the table across from the sleeping man should look familiar. It seemed to be the same hookah behind Maria Ozuna Teachey and the man he was with in the IG photo.
Most fans who commented on the IG post believed the man to be Shaquille O'Neal because of the feet as Teachey hinted. O’Neal’s deformed toenails seem to resemble those of the man in the photo with the social media influencer.
Maria Ozuna Teachey’s photo of a man sleeping on the couch should at least intrigue interested fans. Part of the face and the entire body of the said figure could be seen.
Shaquille O'Neal doubles down on denial of relationship with Maria Ozuna Teachey
Shaq didn’t just respond to @worldstar on Instagram. The former Miami Heat star went to his IG account to give a more detailed rebuttal:
“Is this my girlfriend too, trust me I’ll let yall know who my woman is, and by the way my woman name is Shaqirah”
O’Neal’s post contained several photos showing the legendary basketball player with different women. In all cases, he had his huge hands wrapped around them. In the last clip, he even kissed the cheek of the woman he was with.