Yahoo: Why can’t NBA teams fill arenas, even after giving away free tickets? (Ball Do

[Revrag]

So, why aren’t you going to NBA games? Is it because you’re a weirdo, and don’t like the league? That can’t be the case, because you’re reading this website. Is it because you live too far away from an NBA arena? Fair enough, though there are 28 cities to chose from, including two teams apiece in New York and Los Angeles. Parking prices? Concession rip-offs? Poor sightlines? Can’t stand that guy that yells “ev-ry-bo-dy clap your hands?” All of these make sense. It can’t be the ticket prices, though. For a few teams, at least. More and more NBA are basically giving away tickets to NBA games, offering free ticket specials or $1 deals on ducats, and several ticket pricing websites are often reduced to selling tickets for literal pocket change on game days, and yet fans still aren’t showing up. From a report from TIME, as put together by Bill Tuttle : According to ESPN statistics , the Pistons are averaging 13,272 tickets sold per home game, and they play in the 21,000-seat Palace arena. Some of these “sold” tickets are given away free, and many more ticketholders simply don’t show up. The net result is a sea of unoccupied seats in the Palace, as fans who watch the games on TV can attest.

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[lwc]

^because the closest NBA arena is over 200 miles away from my home.