East Rutherford, N.J. ? Shaquille O’Neal didn’t mince words about the five personal fouls he got in Miami’s loss to the New Jersey Nets, taking aim at referees and NBA senior vice president of basketball operations Stu Jackson.

“That was the most ridiculous game I’ve ever been part of,” he said Sunday after the 90-78 loss. “When you got a guy like Stu Jackson at the top, it shows why referees are the way they are. It starts at the top.

“There was a lot of flopping today, and they just fell for it. They make these rules up, and they don’t follow them. We all know there’s a double standard. I just wish they wouldn’t make it so obvious.”

O’Neal picked up two offensive fouls in the first half, one for elbowing New Jersey’s Jason Collins in the jaw in the lane. He picked up three more fouls in the third quarter when the Nets outscored Miami, 32-19, including two fouls in a span of 11 seconds.

Heat coach Pat Riley added his voice to the complaints.

“There is a huge double standard here,” he said. “They got the double forearm on him, they say it’s a hand. Shaq’s a pretty strong guy, but Collins does a good job on him. He turns in, it’s a foul on him. They’re pushing and shoving at him all the time.”

He said if a team complained too much about it, the league issued a fine.

“We’re caught between a rock and a hard place,” Riley said.

The NBA on Monday said it was reviewing the comments.

Rasheed Wallace out for one-game suspension

New York – Detroit’s Rasheed Wallace was given an automatic one-game suspension Monday after receiving his 16th technical foul of the season.

Wallace will sit out tonight’s game against the New Orleans Hornets. On Sunday, he didn’t seem concerned about the impending suspension after the Pistons’ 109-102 victory over the Phoenix Suns.

“I don’t care about No. 16,” Wallace said. “I’m just going to be cheering from home.”

He will get an additional one-game suspension after every two technicals he gets for the remainder of the season.

Raptors release Lang

Toronto – The Toronto Raptors released center James Lang on Monday. Lang was signed to a 10-day contact March 27. He dressed for one game but did not see any playing time. He played in 32 games this season with Arkansas of the NBA Development League, averaging 8.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 16.5 minutes.