NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal has had some infamous dating encounters during and after his time in the league. While the four-time NBA champion was busy covering the NBA finals between the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets over the past week, he has taken some time off to spark something in his love life potentially.

Recently, the NBA Hall of Famer was spotted with internet sensation Brittany Renner. Moreover, he was caught shooting his shot at a viral ‘Home Depot Girl’ which urged DJ Akademiks to give his thoughts.

Internet star gives his thoughts on Shaquille O’Neal and his recent activities

The latest interactions between Shaquille O’Neal and Ariana Josephine have taken the internet by storm. Josephine became an internet celebrity when she decided against making an OnlyFans account. Rather, she decided to make a living by working as a ‘Home Depot Girl’.

Interestingly, Shaq has admitted to sliding in her DMs. However, the 7’1 NBA legend has clearly asserted that his intentions were not romantic. Shaq’s recent online antics have urged multiple internet personalities to give their two cents. Popular podcaster and media personality DJ Akademiks gave his thoughts and also related to O’Neal.

He said, “This Ariana Josephine girl, I think Shaq’s just kind of like me. Shaq likes regular girls. She’s a regular looking girl, no BBL, she probably not been ran through yet. I’m attracted to girls like that. If you’ve been ran through, you got some wild surgeries done, like fish lips, you look like Mrs Puff.” According to Shaq, he has been sending encouraging messages to Josephine as she is receiving a lot of backlash. Thousands of people across social media platforms have bashed her for her controversial opinion about sex workers.

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Apart from this episode, recently Shaq came into the limelight for another lighthearted date.

Did Shaq go on a romantic date with Britanny Renner?

Romantic or not, Shaq’s date with Britanny Renner certainly raised a lot of eyebrows across the internet. After all, she shares a child with NBA forward PJ Washington.

The 15-times NBA All-Star took Renner for dinner in Beverly Hills. Following the rampant coverage on media and social media platforms, O’Neal cleared the air. Sources have revealed that there was no romantic involvement. Moreover, their interaction was also described as a ‘friendly catch up’.

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