NBA players are no longer just asking for change, they're demanding it. (michaelgrange)
. The Eastern Conference rivals are scheduled to tip off their second-round series on Thursday night.
A league-wide meeting is scheduled for Wednesday night an 8 p.m., according to multiple reports, with teams meeting individually before that. How the rest of the season unfolds will likely be determined from there. “We don’t want to just keep playing and forget about what’s going on in the outside world, because it’s affecting us. It’s affecting everybody. We’re more than just basketball players; we’re people. And we have these raw emotions and feelings.”
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