The COVID-19 pandemic at the beginning of 2020 hit the sports industry hard. Many professional leagues across the globe suspended their seasons, including the National Basketball Association in the United States. At the time the season was suspended in March 2020, there were still 259 games left in the 2019/20 NBA regular season. Combined league ticketing revenues lost as a result of these cancellations was estimated at over 690 million U.S. dollars.
Potential loss of ticketing revenue for the NBA and March Madness due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020
(in million U.S. dollars)
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Forbes. (March 19, 2020). Potential loss of ticketing revenue for the NBA and March Madness due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114794/coronavirus-ticketing-revenue-loss-basketball/
Forbes. "Potential loss of ticketing revenue for the NBA and March Madness due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 19, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114794/coronavirus-ticketing-revenue-loss-basketball/
Forbes. (2020). Potential loss of ticketing revenue for the NBA and March Madness due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114794/coronavirus-ticketing-revenue-loss-basketball/
Forbes. "Potential Loss of Ticketing Revenue for The Nba and March Madness Due to The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic as of March 2020 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114794/coronavirus-ticketing-revenue-loss-basketball/
Forbes, Potential loss of ticketing revenue for the NBA and March Madness due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114794/coronavirus-ticketing-revenue-loss-basketball/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Potential loss of ticketing revenue for the NBA and March Madness due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Forbes, March 19, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114794/coronavirus-ticketing-revenue-loss-basketball/