Shaq Pranked By New Girlfriend Hoopz At The Waffle House

Appartenly you can't go anywhere because sources at the Waffle House -- yep snitches everywhere, stated  Shaq arrived with Hoopz aka Nicole Nikki Alexander from the VH1 reality show "Flavor of Love" sat at the counter for a bite to eat.


We're told they each ordered scrambled eggs with cheese and a waffle -- and Shaq had an orange juice ... an OJ that would play a key role in the prank when Shaq got up to use the bathroom.

We're told Hoopz pulled the 'ol "Dump the salt in the OJ" routine -- and when Shaq returned from the can, he took a big, fat sip of the tainted concoction. We're told everybody laughed at the gag ... including the big man.

Aww..how cute love games from a couple that won't last past the end of this month.  But the best part of the meal -- when it came time to pay the $20 bill ... Shaq left a $30 tip.