NBA sets all-time records for attendance, sellouts in 2022-23 season

The following is a press release from the NBA:

NEW YORK – The NBA set records for totalattendance, average attendance, percentage of capacity and selloutsin the 2022-23 regular season. A record 791 selloutsshattered the previous mark of 760 set during the 2018-19 season,and arenas were filled to an all-time-high 97 percent capacity.

The league’s total attendance mark of 22,234,502 broke theprevious record of 22,124,559 set in the 2017-18 season. Thisseason marks only the second time in NBA history that totalattendance exceeded 22 million. For the first time, teamsaveraged more than 18,000 fans (18,077).

Highest NBA Regular-Season Total Attendance

2022-23 22,234,502 2017-18 22,124,559 2016-17 21,997,412 2015-16 21,972,129 2018-19 21,964,447

Highest NBA Regular-Season Average Attendance

2022-23 18,077 2017-18 17,987 2016-17 17,884 2015-16 17,864 2018-19 17,857

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