There aren’t too many basketball players taller than Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, but Los Angeles Lakers the legend may have met his match in a recent social media video.
O’Neal posted a TikTok skit on his account on Saturday. He was seen arguing with a man shorter than himself, then turned around to find a 7ft 9in tall Florida alligators center Olivier Rioux standing behind him.
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Florida Gators center Olivier Rioux, #32, sits on the bench with his teammates as the Florida Gators host the Grambling Tigers at the Exactech Area at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Fla., Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun)
“Choose someone your size,” O’Neal wrote in the video.
Rioux made O’Neal look like a guard instead of a dominant center. The 15-time All-Star was 7-foot-1 during his playing days.
Rioux was considered the tallest teenager in the world when he committed to Florida. Rioux was the Guinness World Record holder for the tallest teenager, standing at 7 feet, 5 inches as a 15-year-old. At the age of 8 he was 6 feet 1 inch tall; 6 feet, 11 inches by sixth grade; and reached 7 feet during the summer before entering seventh grade.
Shaquille O’Neal watches before the game between the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals at TD Garden in Boston on June 6, 2024. (David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports)
Rioux has since experienced another growth spurt, gaining four inches in the last two years, according to Ball Is Life.
Rioux previously said in his Instagram bio that he wears a shoe size of 20. He says his older brother is 6 feet 9 inches tall; his dad is 6 feet 8 inches; and his mom is 6 feet 1 inch tall. He played high school ball at IMG Academy and was a three-star prospect.
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Florida Gators center Olivier Rioux, #32, gives a fan a high-five after the game. The Florida Gators hosted the Grambling Tigers in the Exactech Area at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida on Monday, November 11, 2024. (Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun)
The Canadian has yet to appear in a game for the Gators, as he did decided to redshirt his first year.
Fox News’ Ryan Morik contributed to this report.
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