Irishknife t1_j9ay6hz wrote on February 20, 2023 at 4:28 PM

Reply to comment by Make_the_music_stop in Average Attendance for North American Sports Leagues [OC] by BoMcCready

Probably both but also the availability as well. If you're from Kansas City and want to catch a royals game, you have 81 opportunities when your team is playing at home. You have loads of chances. If you're trying to catch a chiefs game, you only have 8 or 9 for the regular season. I am surpried the NBA doesnt have more seats though. Would have thought they'd be in the 30k+ range.

VeseliM t1_j9b5krb wrote on February 20, 2023 at 5:17 PM

Most arenas cap out at 20-25k seats. Even new stadiums are being built with that capacity.

TArzate5 t1_j9b7nsz wrote on February 20, 2023 at 5:30 PM

Basketball arenas are really small compared to football, baseball, and soccer stadiums

fatamSC2 t1_j9cglgp wrote on February 20, 2023 at 10:23 PM

NBA isn't nearly as popular as it used to be. Things have taken a downward turn even more in the last few years. I mean, they're still making money but the game isn't nearly as popular (adjusted for population/inflation/etc) as it was in the 90s

NotJuniorBridgeman t1_j9dgk09 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 2:50 AM

That’s due in part to Michael Jordan and the inexorable wheel of time.

SeriousPuppet t1_j9e8ofg wrote on February 21, 2023 at 7:30 AM

Interesting. It seems to be quite popular amongst the younger generations.

Also, I wonder how much soccer has taken from the other sports in terms of eyeballs. It has been growing the past 30 years.