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    Shaquille O'Neal Is Trying His Hand At Tinder, And It's Not Going Exactly As Planned

    Shaq goes swiping.

    Stan Shunpike
    by Stan Shunpike

    BuzzFeed Contributor

    To borrow a phrase from Mean Girls, how do I even begin to explain Shaquille O'Neal? The legendary basketball player who has four NBA Championship rings, and in Jimmy Kimmel's words, "the only human visible from space," has dabbled in a lot of things (successfully) after getting off the court.

    shaq holding a mic in one hand while also talking on a telephone
    Gerardo Mora / Getty Images

    Off the court, O'Neal has a BA and an MBA degree, got sworn in as a sheriff's deputy, starred in movies, released music albums, and also took on DJing. Yes, everybody raise your hands. DJ O'Neal is in the house.

    Shaq acting as a dj at an event
    Gerardo Mora / Getty Images

    He has put his MBA to good use and become a full-fledged businessman. He sits on the board of Papa John's and recently became the partial owner of the sports apparel company Reebok by his association with Authentic Brands Group (ABG).

    Though the guy has left the court, he hasn't stopped courting. And he is doing it 21st-century style. Or at least he tried.

    Shaq wearing a suit smiling while looking up and away from a book in his hand
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    In his recent interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, O'Neal revealed that he created a profile on Tinder under his own name. And got a match!

    Shaq wearing a suit with sunglasses on smiling
    Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images

    O'Neal said, "I signed up for Tinder, put in my name, and I tried to make a person meet me. And they didn’t believe it was me. I was like, ‘It’s me; it’s Shaq.'"

    Shaq getting ready to throw his basketball shot
    Robert Laberge / Getty Images

    Things didn't go as expected, as his match didn't believe that she had indeed matched with Shaq. He further revealed, "And she said, ‘Shaq would never be on this.’ So I had to hit delete. I had to delete my account.”

    a portrait of Shaq
    G Fiume / Getty Images

    Well, can't blame the girl though. It's too good to be true.

    Shaq tried to convince her though. He told Kimmel, "She was hot too. I was like, ‘I’m five minutes [away]. Please just meet me at Starbucks.’ No! Stranger danger, stranger danger. No!”

    Shaq next to a host on a football field
    Gerardo Mora / Getty Images

    Well, it's not every day that you run into NBA giants on a dating app notorious for ghosting, fake accounts, and scams. 

    Well Shaq, if it's any consolation, you had better luck than most of us and matched with a human instead of a bot.