Follow usLong time NBA referee Eric Lewis has decide to retire in the wake of a league investigation into whether he used a then-Twitter account to defend himself and other officials from online criticism.
The league announced his retirement Wednesday, less than three months after beginning an investigation on him. With his retirement, the NBA decided to close the investigation.
The 52-year-old Lewis, who had worked the previous four NBA Finals, was out for last season’s Denver – Miami clashes. The social media controversy came to light in May after some now-deleted tweets were revealed by a pair of social media users. The account on Twitter — now known as X — utilized the name “blair cuttliff.” If the league determined the account was his,
Lewis officiated more than 1,200 games in the league, counting both regular season and playoffs, in his 19 seasons.
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