The Detroit Pistons were handed a loss in game one of their 2016 NBA Playoffs first round matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers. While the young and feisty team from the Motor City fought for a big majority of the game and even grabbed the lead on multiple occasions, at the end of the day, LeBron James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving proved to be too much for the Pistons.
As the game went on, tempers and emotions began to get the best of some of the players. One in particular, Reggie Jackson, let his emotions get the best of him down the stretch, he was called for a technical foul and it gave the Cavs a five point lead with a little over three minutes to go. The Cavs would never look back.
After the loss, it appears that Jackson was still riding an emotional wave as he exited the court, he exchanged words with a Cavs fan looking to get under his skin and he had one simple word of advice for the fan. ‘Get a life’.
Following from Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com.
Reggie Jackson was heckled by some Cavs fans on his way through Q corridor to podium. His response: 'Get a life'
— Joe Vardon (@joevardon) April 17, 2016
Now this isn’t the first time Jackson has gotten into it with a fan this season. If you remember, Jackson said this during a game earlier in the season against the Thunder in Oklahoma City.
Reggie Jackson went for a heckler's neck when he returned to OKC.#Pistons #Thunder pic.twitter.com/4QRF8AKsnj
— NBA On Def Pen (@NBAOnDefPen) November 29, 2015
Hopefully Jackson can get it together, cut the dribbling down a whole lot and try to get a surprise win on the road against the ‘goliath’ in the Cleveland Cavaliers.
