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Does Shaquille O’Neal Have a Girlfriend? Is the 7ft 1” Lakers Legend Dating Nischelle Turner?

Akash Murty
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Does Shaquille O'Neal Have a Girlfriend? Is the 7ft 1” Lakers Legend Dating Nischelle Turner?

There’s no denying that the Big Aristotle is a giant, both physically and in terms of his accomplishments. But what about his love life? Shaq was once married to Shaunie O’Neal with whom the 7-foot-1-inch man has five children, while he had another child from a previous relationship. But who is the current girlfriend of Shaquille O’Neal? Is it Nischelle Turner?

The Lakers legend and 4x NBA Champ has been in multiple high-profile relationships, which we will get into shortly. We would directly get to what everyone wants to know about the Diesel – Who is Shaq currently dating? And the answer is… Drumrolls…

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Are Shaquille O’Neal and Nischelle Turner dating?

Shaq and Nischelle along with Spice Adams have a podcast together by the name “The Big Podcast with Shaq”. The legendary big man of the NBA has recently gotten in shape and accepted that it is because of Turner’s encouragement, and while he also never leaves the opportunity to sway her when they are on the pod, that’s just about it, with those two.

Although the 4-time Emmy Award-winning journalist is not dating anyone openly, the 45-year-old and O’Neal have not been having anything together apart from their podcast.

Shaquille O’Neal does have a girlfriend though, and it’s actress Annie Ilonzeh Ngozi whom he’s dated since 2019.

You might have seen the Nigerian-American actress on some famous shows like How I Met Your Mother and American Horror Story.

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So, it’s going to be four years that Shaq has been with Annie, and we hope the couple will make it longer than his previous relationships. Speaking of which,

Let’s take a look at some of the most high-profile relationships Shaq has been in

In 1992, Shaq started dating reality TV star Nicole Alexander, who was better known as Hoopz on the show Flavor of Love. The two were together for two years before breaking up.

In 2002, Shaq married Shaunie Nelson, who was then an executive producer on the show Basketball Wives. The couple had four children together before divorcing in 2009.

In 2010, Shaq started dating actress Christine Vestal. The two were together for two years before splitting up in 2012.

Following that, Shaq was linked to model Laticia Rolle around 2014 and were reportedly together for 4 years. They were seen out and about together, but have never confirmed any kind of relationship.

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Akash Murty

Akash Murty

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An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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