NBA referee Eric Lewis made a lot of buzz ahead of the 2023 NBA Finals after he allegedly had a burner account, which he used to defend his name and officiating against critics online. On Tuesday, he was on the headlines again after a video showing a referee who seems to be Lewis officiating a recreational league.

The TikTok video, which Overtime shared, showed a man who looks like Lewis refereeing at Lifetime. The video had a text written on it, saying: ā€œEric Lewis reffing lifetime rec league after getting fired from the NBA.ā€

Of course a lot of NBA fans were talking about it. After all, Eric Lewis is a 19-year veteran when it comes to officiating NBA games. So to see him work in a recreational league was definitely surprising. A lot of people took to Twitter to share their reactions to the rather surprising development.

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For what it's worth, however, there's no confirmation if the man on the video is actually Lewis. For all we know, it could simply be someone who looks like him. It is also important to clarify that the NBA hasn't publicized any decision about Lewis' status in the NBA.

While the league did remove Lewis from officiating in the NBA Finalsā€“which he had been working on in the previous four seasonsā€“there wasn't any mention of firing him. The NBA also said they would be conducting an investigation on his alleged burner account, though no results have been announced.

Hopefully, we get to hear from Eric Lewis (maybe from his legitimate social media account?) and the NBA real soon.