Social media detectives can relax … Shaquille O’Neal says he is NOT the man in the PDA photo making the rounds all over the internet Tuesday.

If you haven’t seen it yet … the selfie was posted by Maria Ozuna Teachey to her 200K-plus followers on Instagram earlier this week — and it featured her in front of a mirror with a large man’s arms wrapped around her.

Because of the dude’s size, many believed it was the Big Diesel — after all, the dude appeared super tall and really buff — and he seemingly had big hands and feet as well.

But, the 7-foot-1 NBA Hall of Famer quickly shut down the speculation hours ago … writing on WorldStar’s IG page he’s “not the kid.”

Maria — who describes herself as a video creator — didn’t respond to all the attention … but she did remove the photo from her IG.

Of course, this isn’t the first time Shaq’s been namedropped in dating rumors … remember when he was seen out with Brittany Renner at dinner last year? Many thought they, too, were an item, but TMZ Sports confirmed they were nothing more than long-time friends.

O’Neal has only been married once … to TV personality and producer Shaunie O’Neal. They divorced in 2011.

The 52-year-old has been in several relationships since, including one with Laticia Rolle and another with reality star Nicole ‘Hoopz’ Alexander.