Ref. responds to fan

[Lukester]

At a boys 14U game last night... close, competitive, game in a fairly small gym. Bleachers on one side, opposite the table, with a sparse crowd but lots of cheering. (No personal interest in this one, as I was there early for my daughter's JV game after the boys 14U)

Mid 4th quarter, R is trail near the table and calls travelling on a drive to the basket. A fan mid-way up says "he get's two steps ref!" Everyone could hear it, but it didn't strike me, personally, as excessively loud or demonstrative. (more background... can't remember any other audible criticism from the bleachers to the officials during the game...)

From across the floor near the table, R says directly to the parent (with volume that cannot be missed) "o.k., if you want to embarrass yourself, I'll tell you what he did. He picked it up and took a step, and then he took two more!" R turns around to go the other way, and the game continues.

I watch the crews more than the game sometimes, and soak up the education the folks on this forum offer. I'm new here and to officiating, so I sure haven't seen or heard everything, but this was definitely new. It struck me that this comment from R to fan was very awkward and out of place. Am I wrong in that thinking?...