NBA Opens Investigation Into Referee Eric Lewis, LeBron James Reacts

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 07: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts to a call by referee Eric Lewis during the first half of a game against the New York Knicks at Staples Center on January 07, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LeBron James reacted on Twitter as the NBA opened an official investigation into referee Eric Lewis.

The NBA has opened an investigation into longtime referee Eric Lewis regarding a Twitter account that is believed to be his burner. The account, @CuttliffBlair, has since been deleted. It had responded to numerous posts on officiating and defended Lewis amongst other NBA referees. The NBA forbids referees to comment on officiating publicly without authorization.

During his 19-year tenure with the NBA, Lewis has officiated 1,100 games. His career has reached an uptick in recent years, having refereed six Finals games since 2019. He was most recently on the floor for Game 1 of the Western Conference finals between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers on May 16.

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Eric Lewis Argues With Tim Frazier

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - APRIL 10: Tim Frazier #12 of the Milwaukee Bucks reacts to a call by referee Eric Lewis in the fourth quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Fiserv Forum on April 10, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

When the NBA began the investigation, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James reacted on Twitter. "This Eric Lewis [poop emoji] true???" he wrote in a tweet. Plenty of James' fans theorized about the referees having a bias against the Lakers in his replies. One wrote: "Unfortunately man, what’s worse is these disgusting biased officials show their disdain for our Lakers." Check out LeBron's tweet on the matter below.

Eric Lewis' alleged burner account was originally exposed by fans on Twitter, last week. User @PabloEscoburner compiled a list of examples of tweets the account posted discussing the officiating of Lewis.

Read More: NBA Ref’s Twitter Burner Account Seemingly Exposed

LeBron James Reacts

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers went on to lose in the most recent game that Lewis was on the floor for. The team eventually was swept by the Nuggets and James admitted that he will be considering retirement in the offseason, but has yet to come to a decision. The Denver Nuggets will take on the winner of Game 7 between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat. That game will tip off on Monday night.

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Cole Blake
Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
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