The first outdoor game was played between the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks on September 24, 1972, at Hiram Bithorn Stadium, a baseball park in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during that year's preseason.
[1] The NBA did not schedule another outdoor game after that, citing weather as a major obstacle.
Key players, including Carmelo Anthony, Allen Iverson, and Amar'e Stoudemire, missed the game due to injury.
Due to poor weather, both teams struggled to find the basket as they shot just above 40 percent.
The WNBA has had one regular season game played outside, the Liberty Outdoor Classic, held at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, New York on July 19, 2008.