The Houston Rockets had a bad month of May.

First of all, they were eliminated from the playoffs by the Golden State Warriors. Again.

Then Monday, they saw their Twitter account suspended.

The move came in response to a DMCA withdrawal notice, Ryan Mac from Buzzfeed reported. A spokesman for Rockets told NBC News that the temporary suspension was the result of "some previous publications on social networks with music protected by copyright".

But the Rockets do not seem to be the only sports team whose account has been temporarily disabled due to complaints against the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Accounts representing Auburn football and Rutgers football also appear to have been disconnected Monday, while the accounts for Iowa football and Iowa state football, as well as for the Hawkeyes gymnastics, have experienced the same fate this weekend.

Twitter online help center says that he "will respond to information alleging alleged copyright infringement, such as allegations regarding the unauthorized use of an image protected by the right of copyright". 39 author as profile or header photo, allegations regarding the unauthorized use of a video or image protected by copyright via our multimedia hosting services, or Tweets containing links to alleged unlawful items. "

If an account receives enough complaints? "Under appropriate circumstances, we can suspend user accounts under our policy on repeat offenders," said Twitter.

While we are sure that @HoustonRockets and others will be back soon, it seems clear in recent days that teams are cautioned.

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