The favorite big man of the league is trending again for his antics. Shaquille O’Neal was married to Shaunie Henderson, née Nelson, however, the couple officially separated in 2011. After more than a decade, Shaunie married Pastor Keion Henderson in 2022. Seemingly taking inspiration, Shaq recently slid into someone’s DM on Instagram, prompting hilarious responses from fans as they chuckled at the big man’s off-court game.
Shaq approached a content creator to give some advice on internet trolls, which eventually backfired. Previously, the Lakers icon was seen with a popular model, garnering attention from the hoops community. Post his divorce, Shaq has dated a few people for short durations but has largely remained single.
Shaquille O’Neal slides into the DMs of the Home Depot Girl
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Amidst the ongoing NBA Finals, Shaq is running on a tight schedule. The 4x NBA champion, who is worth over $600 million owing to the sheer variety of ventures, is part of one of the most famous shows on sports TV. Additionally, he runs his own podcast and makes several appearances on other people’s platforms to dissect the game. In between such a busy schedule, the 51-year-old is finding time and going on dates. After being spotted with a model, a content creator on social media has now shared a screenshot of Shaq DMing her on Instagram.
Ariana, the content creator, has become a new internet sensation. Her pictures from her workplace have gone viral repeatedly with many dubbing her as the Home Depot Girl. Soon, however, Ariana found herself on the wrong side of the tracks as several accounts started trolling her account. To help her deal with this tricky issue, Shaq approached the Home Depot Girl. The Lakers icon told her that she should not focus on the trolls, and suggested that it would be best to ignore them.
Shaq DM’d the Home Depot girl 😭 pic.twitter.com/jqda28GZIu
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) June 11, 2023
Additionally, he also asked her to tell her “boyfriends” that Shaq says hello. The girl ended up posting Shaq’s DM screenshot. The gesture from Shaq, however, backfired as he naturally became the next target for trolls.
Fans troll Shaq over his DM
Shaq’s Instagram move impressed some fans while it confused the rest. While they wondered about the reason for such texts from the NBA veteran, the trolls consequentially had some hilarious responses for Shaq. Here are some of the reactions:
shaq really on timing right now
— chauncy (@tripleOGXO) June 11, 2023
😂😂😂 Shaq wild..
— Šmoo†h ▼₲0†¥ (@chadwickgod) June 11, 2023
Shaq sliding in to the DMS pic.twitter.com/aC2hI4bDdD
— Browns/Cavs Superfan (@BrownsLand_) June 11, 2023
One fan said that Shaq had a ‘hidden agenda’ behind the DMs
Ik this trick. He was hoping she’d say ion got no bf💀
— j (@yjemhindrex) June 11, 2023
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Another fan said that the girl shouldn’t have “exposed” Shaq like this
Nothing I worse than a celeb trying to make you feel better and you exposing the message for likes.
— KDubb (@KdubbleNY) June 11, 2023
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