LeBron James has responded to reports that referee Eric Lewis is being investigated for having a burner account that has been defending the official on the social media platform Twitter.
The account named CuttliffBlair was created in 2015 and appears to only respond to tweets criticising the NBA referee. The account also only follows six accounts, including RefAnalytics, NBA Referees, NBA Official, NBA, and George Mason Women's Basketball, which Lewis' wife coaches. "This Eric Lewis s*** true?" James wrote on Twitter Saturday, using an emoji to replace the swear word.
Earlier this week, the same account claimed to be run by Lewis' brother, Mark. The tweet came in response to a follower who accused the NBA referee of being behind the account. "This is MARK Lewis. Right family (older brother)," the tweet read.