NBA referee Eric Lewis is retiring, effective immediately, so the league is ending its investigation into his social media activity.
Before the Finals, some now-deleted tweets were revealed by a pair of then-Twitter users that appeared to show a referee defending himself and other officials against critiques of their work. The league opened an investigation into whether Lewis violated NBA rules by speaking about officiating in an unauthorized manner. It had not been determined whether Lewis was using the account, which used the name "blair cuttliff."
Miami Heat while the league continued to investigate. Lewis had been chosen to work the Finals in each of the past four seasons.
Lewis was not among the 12 referees selected to officiate in the Finals. Based on previous experience and playoff grades, Lewis would have made the cut had he not been under investigation, a person with knowledge of the situationSports before the Finals began. The person spoke under the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the matter.
Lewis, who was an NBA referee for 19 seasons, officiated more than 80 playoff games, including six Finals games.
NBA Finals, was not chosen as one of the 12 referees for this year’s final round between Denver and Miami in the wake of the investigation.
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 faced potential discipline for violating its policy of discussing officiating matters openly without approval.
Lewis worked more than 1,200 games, counting both regular season and playoffs, in his 19 seasons. He last worked on May 16, when Denver played host to the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. The reports of the tweets came out about a week later.
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