Shaquille O'Neal girlfriend: The former NBA star basketball player Shaquille O'Neal often remains in the headlines. Whether it is because of his investment as a shark or sharing untold stories about his basketball days, Shaquille O'Neal keeps on buzzing on social media. This time Shaquille O'Neal's dating life has come into the scanner of fans on social media. Shaquille O'Neal's girlfriend became a hot topic after influencer Maria Ozuna Teachey shared a picture on her social media with Shaquille O'Neal-like hands on her shoulders. Shaquille O'Neal's picture with Maria Ozuna Teachey went viral in no time and hence fans started to speculate that Shaquille O'Neal's gf is none other than Maria Ozuna Teachey. However, the NBA star has denied the speculation that he dated Maria Ozuna Teachey. Now, the question arises who is Maria Ozuna Teachey, an influencer who claimed to be dating the former NBA star? Below is what we know so far-
Who is Maria Ozuna Teachey?
Maria Ozuna Teachey is a social media influencer who reportedly hails from Philly i.e. Philadelphia, a city in Pennsylvania. Maria Ozuna Teachey on her social media handle shared a mirror selfie with a person whose physical appearance matched Shaq. However, Maria Ozuna Teachey deliberately cropped the head of the person behind her. She shared the photo with the caption, "Unapologetically us …. Can yall guess who feet?"
After the photo went viral, Shaq denied that he is dating the influencer. Shaq commented on WorldStar's Instagram page he's "not the kid." Interestingly, the viral photo was then deleted from Maria Ozuna Teachey's Instagram handle.
Talking about who is Maria Ozuna Teachey, the influencer calls herself a video creator and also quite famous. Maria Ozuna Teachey's Insta handle has 211K followers where she posts her videos and photos. Maria Ozuna Teachey did not react to her dating rumors with Shaquille O'Neal.
Furthermore, Shaquille O'Neal took to his Instagram handle and shared a video where he was seen posing similarly with other women. Shaq shared the video to prove that he did not date the infleuncer. "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"
Shaquille O'Neal's dating life
Talking about Shaquille O’Neal's dating & married life, the NBA legend has six children. His eldest child, Taahirah, was born in 1996 to Yardbourgh. He had four children with Henderson —Shareef, Amirah, Shaqir, and Me'arah — and also has a stepson in Myles, Henderson's child from a previous relationship.
Shaquille O’Neal, 52, has most recently been linked with Nigerian-American actress Annie Ilonzeh. However, Shaquille O’Neal and Annie have not confirmed their relationship. Annie Ilonzeh has starred on multiple television programs over the course of her career, including "General Hospital," "Arrow" and "Charlie's Angels." She also played Kidada Jones in "All Eyez on Me," a 2017 biopic about Tupac Shakur.