The NBA broke its attendance record this season, according to NBA.com, with 21,926,548 fans attending games this season, breaking the previous record of 21,841,480 set in the 2006-07 season. There were nearly 100,000 more fans at games this year than there were in 2006-07. Compared to last season’s total number of fans, 21,392,721, the NBA had a 2.4% increase of attendance at games this season. The rise in the fan base is a great thing for the NBA.
The Bulls and Cavaliers had the best attendance in the league. The Bulls had 875,091 total fans at their home games, and 21,343 on average per game. The Cavs had 843,042 fans at their games, and 20,562 per game. The 76ers finished last in the NBA with 571,572 fans attending games, and 13,940 fans per game.
Another attendance record that the NBA set this season was the total number of sellout games. Throughout the NBA season, there were 700 total sellouts, which breaks the record of 676 sellouts from 20 years ago.
NBA stadiums were full to 94% capacity this season, which is another record, and it marks the 11th season in a row that stadiums were full to 90% capacity or more.
The last record that the NBA set for attendance was the record for average attendance which was at 17,826, breaking the record from the 2006-07 season which was 17,757.
The growth of the NBA game is great. The more fans the league has, the better. With this being one of the best seasons ever in terms of fan attendance to games, it shows just how the league has grown and how much popularity the game of basketball has garnered. The more fans the merrier, as more fans means louder stadiums which creates an amazing atmosphere for the players to play in and the fans to cheer in. Better atmospheres for games makes games more fun for the fans, the players, and the league as a whole.
