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It wasn't me. That's what NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal is saying after a photo allegedly showing him and a popular Instagram influencer went viral.
It has been detected TMZ Sportssocial media managers immediately went to work. They concluded that it was the NBA champion and Hall-of-Famer in an Instagram post with Instagram influencer Maria Ozuna Teachey..
In the photo Teachey shared with her 200 K+ followers, she stands in front of a mirror with someone of the same unmistakable stature as the retired pro-turned-NBA analyst, his arms wrapped around her.
At first glance, it's understandable why everyone thought it was O'Neal in the photo. The faceless person has the same hands, height and terrible looking legs.
Shaq realized what was going on and said aht aht aht replying in his comments section of Worldstar IG page, “not the child”.
In another post, Shaq shared photos of him in a similar pose with other women with the caption: “She's my girlfriend too trust me I'll let you know who my wife is and by the way my wife's name is Shaqirah.”
Teachey also removed the photo and posted a video on her pG accounttelling people not to “believe everything you see”.
Despite the fact that everyone involved denies being in each other's presence in the photo, users on X are still skeptical and share their hilarious thoughts on the situation.
You can see these reactions in the gallery below.
