Tennessee State Rep. Jeremy Faison (R) apologized on Tuesday, declaring that he \"acted the fool\" en route to being ejected from a high school basketball game.<\/p>\n
The 45-year-old lawmaker attended a game on Tuesday between Providence Academy and Lakewood Christian Academy in Johnson City, Tennessee. Providence Academy livestreamed video of the game, which showed Faison arguing with a referee while walking on the court. He pointed at the official's face, then appeared to try to pull down the referee's pants unsuccessfully.<\/p>\n
Video of the game has been removed from the school's Facebook feed, but was captured elsewhere on social media.<\/p>\n
Faison was ejected from the gym.<\/p>\n
After the game, he issued his apology on social media, while declaring: \"I acted the fool tonight. I'm hoping to make it right.\"<\/p>\n
\"For years I thought how wrong it is when a parent loses their temper at a sporting event,\" Faison wrote. \"Its not Christian and its not mature and its embarrassing to the child have always been my thoughts.<\/p>\n
\"Unfortunately, I acted the fool tonight and lost my temper on a ref. I was wanting him to fight me. Totally lost my junk and got booted from the from the gym. Ive never really lost my temper for all to see, but I did tonight and it was completely stupid of me. Emotions getting in the way of rational thoughts are never good. I hope to be able to find the ref and ask for his forgiveness. I was bad wrong.\"<\/p>\n
Rep. Jeremy Faison, center, apologized for an incident at a high school basketball game. (AP Photo\/Mark Humphrey, file)<\/p>\n
The Tennessean reports that the incident prompted the referee to ask for police. According to the report, police ultimately weren't called. The reason why isn't clear. The official filed a report with the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, which the Tennessean reports is standard procedure.<\/p>\n
According to the TSSAA report acquired by the Tennesseean, Faison walked from the stands to the court after a scuffle on the court prompted the referee to whistle both teams for technical fouls. The referee told Faison to leave the gym, and he initially refused, per the report.<\/p>\n
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\"You can't tell me to leave the floor, this was your fault,\" Faison reportedly told the referee in response.<\/p>\n
The referee declared that Faison then tried to pull his pants \"down and off.\" Faison then left the gym \"without further incident,\" per the report.<\/p>\n
Faison hasn't publicly addressed the incident beyond his social media post. He's the Chairman of Tennessee's House Republican Caucus.<\/p>\n
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