Tag: Eric Lewis

Referee involved in LeBron James non-call vs. Celtics retires

Eric Lewis, a referee involved in the controversial non-call that went against LeBron James in a Lakers-Celtics game last year, has retired.

Eric Lewis, an NBA referee who has been embroiled in controversy lately, retired on Wednesday.

The league had opened an investigation into him after a burner account was discovered that was presumed to belong to him. Reportedly, photos of his relatives wearing Boston Celtics jerseys were discovered by fans of the Los Angeles Lakers.

Lewis spent 19 seasons as an NBA official, during which he officiated over 1,000 games, which included 82 playoff games and six contests in the NBA Finals. As a result of him deciding to retire, the league announced it would end its investigation into his social media activity.

Lewis was involved in one of the most controversial moments of the 2022-23 season for the Lakers.

Eric Lewis is retiring from the NBA after a social media investigation and fans think it’s just a bit suspicious

What in the world is going on here with this Eric Lewis story?

When the NBA announced it was investigating the Twitter account that seemed to be strangely supportive of NBA official Eric Lewis, it was hard to know how things would turn out.

But it’s hard to believe that anyone would’ve expected things to end how they just did.

On Wednesday, the league announced that Lewis was retiring from the NBA. That wasn’t all, though. Not only was the veteran official retiring, but the NBA also announced it was immediately ending its investigation into the social media activity surrounding him.

It was a strange confluence of announcements that nobody expected in the middle of the summer. This wasn’t Lewis announcing his retirement — it was the NBA telling us this was his choice.

It’s just…strange!

So now with that decision, we’ll never actually know what was going on with that @CuttliffBlair Twitter account.

Many thought the account was a burner Lewis used to defend himself amid some online scrutiny from fans. Lewis, himself, said the account was run by his brother. Others speculated that, maybe, the account was being run by another family member, too.

Now, we’ll never know. That’s pretty disappointing news. It didn’t stop NBA fans from speculating about it at all, though.

Twitter still thinks it was him. Following this news, it’s kind of hard to blame everyone. This is just so weird.