Average per game attendance in the NBA from 2005-2021
The average per game attendance (regular season) of the National Basketball Association rose over the yearsfrom the 2006/07 season to the 2019/20 season. In the 2020/21 season, NBA games were impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and were attended by an average of 892 people.
NBA attendance – additional information
The total attendance at regular season games in the NBA reached its peak in the 2016/17 season, as roughly 22 million people attended regular NBA season games during that particular season. This was a slight increase from the 2015/16 season, when about 21.95 million people attended regular season games. On average, NBA home games brought over 17 thousand people to NBA arenas per game in the last few seasons, until declining in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With an average of 17,884 attendees, the 2016/17 season established a new record for the league in terms of attendance since the 2006/07 league. The Utah Jazz had the highest average regular season home attendance amongst all NBA franchises in the 2020/21 season; about 3,675 spectators attended home games of the team during that season. The Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers are amongst the teams with the highest average regular season home attendance in the NBA.
The New York Knicks have some of the most expensive tickets in the NBA. In the 2015/16 season, tickets to watch the Knicks cost, on average, about 130 U.S. dollars. Tickets for Los Angeles Lakers games cost an average of 103.27 U.S. dollars, while fans of the Chicago Bulls paid about 82 U.S. dollars to watch their team play during that season. These were the top three most expensive tickets in the league as of the 2015/16 season. Although prices have risen over the last few years, the average regular season NBA ticket was indeed cheaper than that. Regular season tickets for the 2015/16 season cost, on average, 55.88 U.S. dollars. In the 2010/11 season, however, NBA spectators paid an average of 47.66 U.S. dollars per game.
NBA attendance – additional information
The total attendance at regular season games in the NBA reached its peak in the 2016/17 season, as roughly 22 million people attended regular NBA season games during that particular season. This was a slight increase from the 2015/16 season, when about 21.95 million people attended regular season games. On average, NBA home games brought over 17 thousand people to NBA arenas per game in the last few seasons, until declining in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With an average of 17,884 attendees, the 2016/17 season established a new record for the league in terms of attendance since the 2006/07 league. The Utah Jazz had the highest average regular season home attendance amongst all NBA franchises in the 2020/21 season; about 3,675 spectators attended home games of the team during that season. The Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers are amongst the teams with the highest average regular season home attendance in the NBA.
The New York Knicks have some of the most expensive tickets in the NBA. In the 2015/16 season, tickets to watch the Knicks cost, on average, about 130 U.S. dollars. Tickets for Los Angeles Lakers games cost an average of 103.27 U.S. dollars, while fans of the Chicago Bulls paid about 82 U.S. dollars to watch their team play during that season. These were the top three most expensive tickets in the league as of the 2015/16 season. Although prices have risen over the last few years, the average regular season NBA ticket was indeed cheaper than that. Regular season tickets for the 2015/16 season cost, on average, 55.88 U.S. dollars. In the 2010/11 season, however, NBA spectators paid an average of 47.66 U.S. dollars per game.
