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NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal is addressing the rumors that he might be dating a popular Instagram model.
Last month, Sophie Rain celebrated her 21st birthday at the Encore Beach Club in Las Vegas when she bumped into Shaq, who works as a DJ there.
Rain took a photo with Shaq, which went instantly because everyone assumed the two were hooking up.
Sophie Rain linked up with Shaq for her 21st birthday 👀 pic.twitter.com/p3Ia4PfG7w
— ryan 🤿 (@scubaryan_) September 22, 2025
On Wednesday, Shaq took to social media to shut down the rumors that he was dating Rain.
“I don’t date that young, but I will date your mom and give u a brother.”
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Rain also shut down the rumors that she was dating Shaq.
i don’t know how taking a single photo with Shaq had the internet drawing conclusions that we must be dating 😭😭 https://t.co/t9cBvh2ls1
— Sophie Rain (@sophieraiin) October 1, 2025
Rain has gained prominence in the past few months by revealing that she makes nearly as much money from her subscription site as some of the top NBA players.
“I almost made more than LeBron last year. He made 56 million. I made 43.”
Sophie Rain shows David Dobrik proof that she made $82 MILLION in a year and a half and says that she almost MADE MORE THAN LEBRON JAMES last year 😩
— Hater Report (@HaterReport_) August 27, 2025