High-ranking Tennessee Republican apologizes after apparent attempt to ‘pants’ ref

• Jeremy Faison was ejected from son's basketball game
• Emotions getting in way of rational thoughts are never good'

A high-ranking Tennessee Republican lawmaker has apologized after he was ejected from a high school basketball game after a confrontation with a referee. The dustup included what appeared to be a failed attempt at pulling down the official's pants, according to video footage.

On Tuesday, Jeremy Faison, a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, posted on Twitter that he acted the fool tonight and lost my temper on a ref."