Watch Shaq Get A Little Too Handsy With The World's Tallest Model, Ekaterina Lisina

There are only a handful of people on the planet who can stand next to Shaquille O'Neal without looking like they accidentally wandered into a photo with a giant. Usually Shaq towers over everyone like a skyscraper in sneakers.

But the internet just discovered someone who comes dangerously close to matching him.

That someone is Ekaterina Lisina, the 6-foot-9 Guinness World Record holder for tallest professional model, who recently ran into the 7-foot-1 NBA legend and ended up in one of the most awkward viral clips of the week.

The whole thing comes from a 17-second TikTok video Lisina posted showing the two posing together. At first it’s just a funny visual. For once, Shaq is standing next to someone who almost looks him in the eye. It’s weirdly fascinating because we’re so used to seeing him dwarf literally everyone.

But then the vibe starts getting… a little uncomfortable.

As they pose, Shaq immediately throws his arm around Lisina and pulls her in tight. She starts laughing and says, “I’m sweating!” which sounds like a joke, but also kind of feels like someone nervously reacting to the situation.

Instead of easing up, Shaq doubles down.

He pulls her even closer, slides his arm around her waist, and leans in to plant a kiss on her cheek while they’re still posing for the camera. It’s one of those moments where you can practically see the internet collectively squinting at their screens wondering if the whole thing just got a little too touchy-feely.

Lisina seems to realize instantly that the moment is going to blow up online.

“This is going to be all over the internet!” she says while laughing.

And she nailed it.

The clip immediately started making the rounds on social media, with a lot of people joking that Shaq had finally met someone who could almost look him straight in the face.

Others, though, were more focused on how aggressively affectionate the whole interaction looked.

One person joked that Shaq “finally met his match,” while another basically told him to chill out with the hands. The internet loves Shaq, but even fans admitted the whole interaction had a slightly awkward vibe.

For context, Lisina isn’t just some random influencer. Before modeling, she was actually a professional basketball player who represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where the team won bronze.

Since retiring from the sport, she’s become a viral personality online and has even popped up on streams with creators like Kai Cenat.

But none of that has gotten people talking quite like this clip.

Because seeing someone nearly as tall as Shaq is rare enough. Seeing Shaq get a little too comfortable during the photo op?

That’s the kind of internet moment that guarantees the clip is going to live on forever.