Justin Bieber Calls Ref 'Absolute Bum' Over Kyle Lowry Ejection
Justin Bieber NBA Ref Is An 'Absolute Bum' ... For Kyle Lowry Ejection
UPDATE
1:00 PM PT -- Lowry isn't the only one super-pissed about his ejection -- Justin Bieber just showed his support for the Heat star by blasting the ref to his 214 million Instagram followers.
UPDATE
"This ref is an absolute bum for this," Biebs said in response to the video of Lowry's second technical.
UPDATE
Now that Bieber's involved, is it too late for the ref to say "sorry?"
Kyle Lowry was so pissed off after being ejected from his game Wednesday night -- the NBA star appeared to call a ref a "p***y" repeatedly ... and loudly.
The heated incident all went down in the second quarter of the Heat vs. Blazers game ... after Lowry was tossed for lightly throwing a ball toward a ref.
Kyle Lowry has received his 2nd technical and has been ejected from the game after tossing the ball back to the official after a play...
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You can see in footage of the play, after Miami was called for a foul ... Lowry threw the basketball underhand at an official, who clearly didn't love the act.
The ref called a technical on the Miami star -- and because it was the second one he had received during the evening, Lowry was booted from the game.
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The 35-year-old, though, didn't leave quietly -- cameras caught him screaming at the ref on his way off the floor, appearing to call the man a "p***y" at least three times.
After the game, crew chief Derek Richardson explained Lowry was assessed his second technical foul "for continuous complaining and throwing the ball at a game official in an unsportsmanlike manner."
Despite losing Lowry, the Heat went on to win the game, 115-109.
A fine for Lowry, meanwhile, is likely coming in 3 ... 2 ...
Originally Published -- 7:07 AM PT
