Looks like Hoopz didn’t get a ring in St. Louis after all!

The site GossipCop.com got what we couldn’t: A response from Shaq’s people about his possible engagement in St. Louis a few weekends ago (“Shaq Proposed to His Girlfriend in St. Louis“):

Gossip Cop reached out to O’Neal’s rep, who told us the engagement rumors are “not accurate.”

Repeat: He is not engaged.

When asked for a comment, the Post-Dispatch writer noted that she “did not say he’s engaged,” but simply shared what the restaurant owner thought he witnessed. She also acknowledged she didn’t reach out to O’Neal’s rep to fact-check David’s claim.

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We’re a little late to the party on this one, but according to the Post Dispatch‘s Deb “Every Once in a While I Write Something Interesting” Peterson, Shaq, after being in town for Pujols’ charity kegger (Crazy night! Right Danny Mac?!) he proposed to his girlfriend right here in old St. Louis!

After leaving the mother of your children and wife of seven years though, you can’t date and marry just anyone. You’re Shaq for christ sakes! What you need is a skanky chick that used to slobber over a crusty older celebrity…like maybe Flavor-Flav. For reals. Nicole “Hoopz” Alexander, known for being the winner of VH1’s “Flavor of Love,” has been dating Shaq for “a few months” now.  The old and new boyfriends are on good terms though. Word is that after Shaq and Hoopz’ magical wedding night is all just a stain, ‘Flav has plans to live in the newly hollowed out part of Hoopz. It will be like Webster hiding in that dumbwaiter. So cute!