Shaq sizes up 7′9″ Florida Gators basketball player in viral TikTok video
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Retired basketball star Shaquille O’Neal meets Florida Gators Men’s Basketball player Oliver Rioux, the tallest teenager in the world, in a viral TikTok video.
Shaq posted a skit on his social media page in which the 7′1″ basketball star stares down a shorter man only to turn around and look up at Rioux.
The redshirt freshman playing for the University of Florida was named the world’s tallest teenager by Guinness World Records. He is 7′9″.
The video is captioned “Pick on someone your own size 😂”
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Shaq is no stranger to the home of the Florida Gators. His daughter Me’Arah O’Neal plays for the women’s basketball team.
He was also the grand marshal of the “A Very Merry GNV Holiday Parade” in December 2024.
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