You would think that by now retired NBA star Shaquille O’Neal would stop sending emails that could come back to haunt him.

According to British tabloid The Daily Mail, strikingly beautiful Newsweek writer Allison Samuels formed a close relationship with O’Neal when he played for the Los Angeles Lakers.

In one email, Shaq revealed that his former Miami Heat teammate, Dwyane Wade, was dating human condom, Lauren London. (Does Gabrielle Union know that?)

The emails are said to have been sent in 2008, from Ms Samuel’s Newsweek work email –making the emails Newsweek’s property. Shaq and his then wife Shaunie were divorced in 2007 but they reconciled a year later.

In the emails, Samuels attempts to “set Shaq up” with several exotic looking women, including model Sessilee Lopez and actress Robinne Lee. This is commonly done when a woman (usually a lesbian) has zero interest in a man and wants to push him on other women.

But the 7 ft 1 in, 39-year-old Shaq repeatedly told her he wasn’t interested in any of them — he preferred her or bisexual singer Rihanna.

Speaking about Ms Lopez, Ms Samuels allegedly emailed: “I can give her your info? She’s not in the country until Wed so maybe then is better because she hasn’t answered me about something else I asked her about.”

Shaq allegedly replies that model Sessilee “ain’t that fine” and that she is “not his type”, continuing with “you are”.
He then says: “All I want is you or Rihanna.”

According to the Times, Samuels then replies: “Rihanna is too young – 19 – she is just legal and you know I’m very chatty and you said you didn’t like that!!!!!”

Shaq is currently dating former reality tv star Hoopz who looks nothing like Rihanna.