{"id":1301761,"date":"2023-05-29T02:10:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T06:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/nba-opens-investigation-longtime-ref-eric-lewis-over-alleged-burner-account-per-reports\/1301761\/"},"modified":"2023-05-29T02:10:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T06:10:14","slug":"nba-opens-investigation-longtime-ref-eric-lewis-over-alleged-burner-account-per-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/nba-opens-investigation-longtime-ref-eric-lewis-over-alleged-burner-account-per-reports\/1301761\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA opens investigation longtime ref Eric Lewis over alleged burner account, per reports"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Longtime NBA referee Eric Lewis allegedly used a burner account to defend himself against strangers on the internet. Now he’ll reportedly have to defend himself against the NBA.<\/p>\n

The league has opened an investigation into Lewis over the alleged burner account, which has since been deleted, according to NBA reporter Marc Stein<\/a> and ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The account in question went by the name “Blair Cuttliff” and the handle “@CuttliffBlair.” Fans started to notice the account’s proclivity for defending Lewis and other NBA officials on Thursday, with one account compiling a video showing a sample of the tweets.<\/p>\n

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NBA ref Eric Lewis has been outed as having a burner account (@CuttliffBlair<\/a>). Lmaooo this is a momentous day. The account will surely be deleted soon so for the archives, the entirety of the account\u2019s replies. All involving\u2026 yep, Eric Lewis. \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n

(h\/t @Mikey_Wyllin<\/a>) thread \ud83e\uddf5\u2b07\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/6GTvURouOc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Pablo Escobarner (blue check) (@PabloEscoburner) May 25, 2023<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

A particularly frequent enemy for the account was Los Angeles Lakers fans. Lewis was the official involved in maybe the most entertaining technical foul of the season, when then-Lakers guard Patrick Beverley drew the ref’s ire by grabbing a photographer’s camera to show him evidence of a missed call<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Beverley and former Lakers teammate LeBron James both spoke up on Saturday about the Lewis news.<\/p>\n

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This Eric Lewis \ud83d\udca9 true??? \ud83e\udd28<\/p>\n

\u2014 LeBron James (@KingJames) May 27, 2023<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Laughed at me when I grabbed the camera \ud83d\udcf7 yea aight \ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffe\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n

\u2014 Patrick Beverley (@patbev21) May 27, 2023<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

The reported reason why the NBA would be unhappy about a referee having a burner account is a league rule forbidding refs from publicly commenting on officiating without prior authorization. Lewis could face discipline if he’s determined to have posted the tweets.<\/p>\n

Eric Lewis is the center of the latest bizarre NBA story. (Photo by Steven Ryan\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption>
Steven Ryan via Getty Images<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Lewis is currently in his 19th season as an NBA referee, with 1,098 regular season games and 82 playoff games of experience, according his NBA bio<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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