Shoot his shot?
Shaquille O’Neal denied sending “naughty” messages to Sabrina Carpenter while discussing the negative aspects of social media.
On a recent episode of “The Big Podcast,” which featured former Los Angeles Lakers star Jim Jones as a guest, O’Neal read out a DM that was allegedly included in a post titled “Shaq exposes Sabina Carpenter in shooting.”
“I want you to tell me if that’s me or not me. Shaq: ‘Damn, baby. I’d put your farts in a cologne bottle and spray it on me every day,'” O’Neal read a message to the pop star, 26.
“‘Just kidding. I’m Shaq. What’s your name, baby?'” he continued reading.
“And Sabrina says, ‘I know who you are. You’re too famous to send me messages like that.'”
O’Neill, 54, read the purported response: “‘I can’t get excited and I want that Snow Rabbit kitten for myself. You’re being rude for no reason.'”
The message continued, “I can’t handle a big diesel anyway. If you eat my meat, you’ll go to the hospital. Can you look into it?”
O’Neal then asked Jones, 49, if the message was real or “exaggerated,” to which Jones said the “We Fly High” rapper said social media is “wild” because computers “can do anything.”
The four-time NBA champion reassured the women that he “has more game than that.”
O’Neal was married to “Basketball Wives” alum Shawnee Henderson from 2002 to 2011. They have four children, sons Shareef and Shakir, and daughters Amira and Mera.
The former athlete also has a stepson, Miles, from the reality star’s previous relationship, and a daughter, Tahira, with ex Arnetta Yardover.
O’Neal has kept his love life largely out of the public eye, but rumors of a relationship surfaced in September 2025 when OnlyFans star Sophie Laing posted a photo of them together on her 21st birthday in Las Vegas.
The businessman, who was a DJ at the party, denied the rumors, saying he was not dating the young man and that they were just friends.
Meanwhile, Carpenter is believed to be single after her highly publicized split from actor Barry Keoghan in December 2024.
