An NBA referee called Eric Lewis has fallen under intense scrutiny after his recent actions came to light. It might shock fans to hear that Lewis actively used a burner Twitter account and engaged in intense discussions and debates alongside fans.
Since this is very questionable behavior from an NBA referee, news regarding this burner account has spread across social media like wildfire. In fact, it has even reached the NBA and the league plans to investigate this issue. With that being said, let us take a closer look and find out more about the context of this situation.
NBA referee Eric Lewis constantly defended himself via a Twitter burner account
This is truly a unique problem that the NBA has to deal with. To those who do not know, Lewis is a senior NBA official who came into the league all the way back in 2006. He has even officiated pivotal games in the 2019, 2020, and 2021 NBA Finals.
Although Eric Lewis is an NBA referee to the world, he is also a fan of the sport and a human being just like the rest of us. While there is nothing wrong with being a fan of basketball, his innate feelings as a fan getting in the way of his job as a referee certainly is.
After we found out that Lewis was using a fake Twitter account and defending himself from the horde of critics on the internet, it was also revealed that his whole family are huge fans of the Boston Celtics. Upon hearing this, fans were quick to find evidence that he had shown partiality towards the Celtics over this season.
The NBA has opened an investigation of veteran referee Eric Lewis.
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There was certainly a plethora of evidence to find. After all, Lewis was part of the officiating crew during a game between the Lakers and Celtics this season. Some might be aware that this game ended with LeBron being fouled but it was not being called by the refs.
None of this looks good for the NBA which is a league that prides itself on its image. The number of scandals against league officials seems to be growing in recent times. Since this is still relatively fresh news, investigations are still underway regarding this entire matter.