NBA breaks all-time records for total attendance and more

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The league set also maximums for average attendance, percentage of capacity and sellouts in 2023-24 regular season

The NBA set all-time records for regular-season total attendance, average attendance, percentage of capacity and sellouts for the second season in a row.

The total attendance of 22,536,341 in the 2023-24 regular season surpasses the previous record of 22,234,502 set last season.  The other records include 872 sellouts (up from the previous record 791 in 2022-23), 71% of games sold out (up from 63% in 2022-23) and an average attendance of 18,322 (up from 18,077 in 2022-23).  Additionally, NBA arenas were filled to an all-time-high 98% capacity.

Ten teams sold out every home game: Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings.  The record-setting season also saw fans from more than 150 countries and territories attend regular-season games.

In conjunction with the start of the inaugural Emirates NBA Cup – formerly known as the NBA In-Season Tournament – the NBA recorded its highest-ever average attendance for November (18,208).               

Highest NBA Regular-Season Total Attendance

  1. 2023-24 22,536,341
  2. 2022-23 22,234,502
  3. 2017-18 22,124,559
  4. 2016-17 21,997,412
  5. 2015-16 21,972,129

Highest NBA Regular-Season Average Attendance

  1. 2023-24 18,322
  2. 2022-23 18,077
  3. 2017-18 17,987
  4. 2016-17 17,884
  5. 2015-16 17,864

The 2024 SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament will tip off on Tuesday, April 16 ahead of the 2024 NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel, which will begin on Saturday, April 20.

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