As far as an NBA referee’s career record goes, Eric Lewis was right up there having officiated more than 1,000 NBA games in his 19 seasons in the league. But it all came to a head when news of him reportedly having a burner account was exposed on Twitter.
It’s been a rough few days for Lewsi who faced the wrath of Lakers fans earlier after they discovered a picture of his family shown to be wearing Celtics jerseys. Now, it appears that he had a burner account (which is now deleted) after someone identified it to belong to the veteran crew official.
NBA ref Eric Lewis has been outed as having a burner account (@CuttliffBlair). Lmaooo this is a momentous day. The account will surely be deleted soon so for the archives, the entirety of the account’s replies. All involving… yep, Eric Lewis. 😂
(h/t @Mikey_Wyllin) thread 🧵⬇️ pic.twitter.com/6GTvURouOc
— pablo escobarner (blue check) (@PabloEscoburner) May 25, 2023
Per SB Nation, the account was mainly used to defend Lewis and later, another update said that it was monitored by his brother. “This is MARK Lewis. Right family (older brother). I’m sorry that I put E, in this situation, but this ain’t Watergate.”
Lewis’ burner account, if proved to be true, isn’t the first one in the NBA to have burner accounts, and will most certainly not be the last. While it’s one way to perhaps defend actions, it’s surely not the right way to go.
Kevin Durant And His Burner Accounts
Over time it was revealed that it wasn’t just the up and coming players in the league who had burner accounts, and recently there was news of Kevin Durant who was the first big name to have burner accounts. This came to light when he accidentally criticized Russell Westbrook and the OKC from his main account.
Credit to his honesty though that he admitted he still had burner accounts. Another off the court personality was The Athletic’s Shams Charania who was revealed to have burner accounts, though he did deny it. This March, RJ Hampton admitted that he had a burner account for defending himself.
It’s surely not novelty, but maybe the golden rule of sportsmanship could be followed. It’s okay to admit mistakes and maybe shape up to be better. But, it’s just one man’s opinion.
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