Detroit Pistons guard Reggie Jackson was furious with the referees after his team's 100-98 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. On the final play of the game -- and what would turn out to be the final play of the series, as the Pistons were swept -- Jackson felt he was fouled by Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving. When no call was made, he made his displeasure known, and when he met the media at the podium, he was asked about it.

"I just think refs need to have some type of system in line," Jackson said. "Fines, suspensions, being fired. Same thing that happens to us. Make bad plays or questionable [calls], you're not really being productive to the sport and I think you should have consequences just like the players, so that's about it I got to say on that."

Here's the play:

You can understand his frustration. Consider:

1) His season just ended. Emotions are high for anyone in this position, and the Pistons truly believed they had a chance against Cleveland. Despite hanging with the best team in the Eastern Conference for the majority of the first-round series, they lost four straight times. 

2) Jackson has a point regarding the final play. Irving clearly reached in as Jackson was taking the shot, and there's a good argument that a foul should have been called. It is commonly accepted that end-of-game possessions are physical, but that's not what you're going to be thinking of when you believe you should have had the chance to win the game at the free-throw line. 

It'll be interesting to see if Jackson faces discipline for his comments. On the one hand, he didn't directly say what the officials got wrong on the play. On the other, well, he went way further than that, calling for a complete overhaul in how the league deals with refs. 

There are surely plenty of other players who feel the same way as Jackson. There's also a reason that they don't voice this opinion. It would not be surprising to see him get fined for this, even if he'd see that in itself as strengthening his argument that the system is not fair to players.

Reggie Jackson, not pleased. (TNT)
Reggie Jackson, not pleased. (TNT)