Suns to play game outdoors

The Phoenix Suns announced that they will play an exhibition game against the Denver Nuggets outdoors in October of this year. This is a great idea. And the NBA could use it. Sports that are played outdoors bring a different atmosphere to the game.
Roasting in the bleachers at a baseball game in the summer or chanting "Defense!" with tens of thousands of other fans in a frigid football game in Decmber in Buffalo.
TNT who will broadcast the game will definitely benefit from this rare event. When the NHL played an outdoor game on New Year's Day this past January, the ratings NBC drew were the highest an NHL game received since February of 1996. Fans can relate to a game play outdoors as most fans after high school play at their local parks opposed to a buffed hardwood floor. Instead of pending court dates for crooked referees and debating questionable moves by NBA higher-ups fans will be able to look forward to something different.
(Posted for Scott.)