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NBA to play Outdoors
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:54 pm
by TheSheriff
Taking a page out of the NHL's playbook, the NBA is heading to the great outdoors when the Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets square off in an October exhibition game, according to a published report.
The matchup will be held at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, Calif., on Oct. 11, The Arizona Republic reports. The stadium seats 16,100 fans and annually hosts the Pacific Life Open tennis tournament.
According to the newspaper, the Suns visited the game site last summer and put down a basketball court on the tennis surface. The Suns are also expected to bring a scoreboard and video boards for the game.
An official announcement of the game is expected Tuesday.
Once before, according to the paper, an NBA game has been played outdoors. Phoenix was also part of that event when it faced Milwaukee in Puerto Rico in 1972.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id ... type=story
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:34 pm
by Harry Heinous
AWESOME
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:38 pm
by magicfan4life05
stern sees
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:44 pm
by theTHIEF
good idea...but i dont want to make a habit out of it...
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:51 pm
by farzi
Wasn't there a 10+ page thread on this earlier?
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:00 pm
by theTHIEF
a few weeks or more back, yes...
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:35 pm
by bdawg
what if it rain?
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:39 pm
by tkunit
bdawg wrote:what if it rain?
you play!
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:39 pm
by black06eclipse
Iverson probably wants EVERY game played on the blacktops
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:08 pm
by snaquille oatmeal
where the hell is Idian Wells?
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:03 pm
by Rooster
^My thoughts exactly. Neither team is even in its home state!
Cool idea though, just impossible during the regular season in a lot of cities thanks to the weather.
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:09 pm
by dacher
I hope it's windy. No more wussy 3 pointers. Take it to the basket like a MAN
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:11 pm
by theTHIEF
isn't Indian Wells in Cali? or am I thinking of something else...
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:40 pm
by wilt
yeah, that
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:26 pm
by Bucky O'Hare
I love the atmosphere of outdoor events. I can't wait to watch it. I'm assuming it'll be broadcast on ESPN.
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:56 pm
by Suns_Fever
bdawg wrote:what if it rain?
big woop, nothing better then seeing basketball players run around all wet.
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:00 pm
by UNLVNugsFan
Bucky O'Hare wrote:I love the atmosphere of outdoor events. I can't wait to watch it. I'm assuming it'll be broadcast on ESPN.
I beleive it will be broadcast on TNT. Should be interesting, I know the outdoor hockey game got pretty good ratings, especially for the NHL.
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:01 pm
by slamdunk
bdawg wrote:what if it rain?
What if someone gets shot?
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:47 pm
by hermes
bdawg wrote:what if it rain?
umbrellas
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 3:31 am
by Huskies1947
Open the roof at the skydome!