The novelty and appeal of today's Winter Classic, played between the Bruins and Canadiens at Gillette Stadium, has basketball minds wondering about how to stage an outdoor NBA event.
Celtics president Rich Gotham has looked into the notion of an outdoor game, and the team remains open to some form of open-aired tip-off. The Carrier Classic - a college tournament that had multiple teams playing on aircraft carriers from coast to coast in locations like San Diego and Charleston, S.C., hit its nadir in 2012, when foul weather ruined the event.
Then again, all you need is cooperation from Mother Nature, right?