Tennessee politician Jeremy Faison was ejected from a high school basketball game after he attempted to pants a ref over a call on the court.
, the ref wanted to immediately call the cops on Faison -- but fortunately for the House Republican Caucus chairman, law enforcement never arrived.Afterward, the politician issued a mea culpa, apologizing for his actions and calling himself a"fool."
"For years I thought how wrong it is when a parent loses their temper at a sporting event. It’s not Christian and it’s not mature and it’s embarrassing to the child have always been my thoughts," the 45-year-old said. "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 gym."
Faison continued,"I’ve 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." Faison is no stranger to sports controversy -- in 2017, he was famously part of a movement to stop the Univ. of Tennessee from hiringAs for the game, Faison ended up missing a thriller -- Lakeway Christian went on to defeat Providence Academy, 56-51.
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