Basketball NBA Summer League Sports Marketing Sports Tourism Thomas & Mack Center Travel 

NBA Summer League Attendance Hits 9,037 At UNLV Campus Wednesday

Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com

Wednesday’s attendance at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas was 9,037, the smallest attendance count so far for the 11-day pro basketball gathering at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion.

But the attendance did include these two — Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and former MLBer Alex Rodriguez.

Here are Thursday’s eight scheduled games:

 

The NBA Summer League, which ends July 17, begins its second week of action today. A week ago, attendance opened with 9,641 on July 7, then increased to 14,139 Friday and 17,022 Saturday.

The 11-day event has featured a sports-business program, an NBA “launchpad” of technology companies offering updates and vendors selling everything from tailor-made sneakers to personalized basketball figurines.

As a point of comparison, the Las Vegas Aviators Triple-A ballclub announced attendance of 5,065 for a night game Wednesday on a very hot day in Las Vegas.

 

 

Alan Snel

Alan Snel brings decades of sports-business reporting experience to LVSportsBiz.com. Snel covered the business side of sports for the South Florida (Fort Lauderdale) Sun-Sentinel, the Tampa Tribune and Las Vegas Review-Journal. As a city hall beat reporter, Snel also covered stadium deals in Denver and Seattle. In 2000, Snel launched a sport-business website for FoxSports.com called FoxSportsBiz.com. After reporting sports-business for the RJ, Snel wrote hard-hitting stories on the Raiders stadium for the Desert Companion magazine in Las Vegas and The Nevada Independent. Snel is also one of the top bicycle advocates in the country.

You May Also Like

Who’s The Sluka Now? UNLV’s New Starting Quarterback, Hajj-Malik Williams, Impresses As Rebels Roll, 59-14, Over Fresno State Saturday

Alan Snel Comments Off on Who’s The Sluka Now? UNLV’s New Starting Quarterback, Hajj-Malik Williams, Impresses As Rebels Roll, 59-14, Over Fresno State Saturday

No Sweeps Week For VGK: Dallas Stars Flip Script On Knights, Defeat Vegas In OT To Force Game 5 In Las Vegas Saturday

Alan Snel Comments Off on No Sweeps Week For VGK: Dallas Stars Flip Script On Knights, Defeat Vegas In OT To Force Game 5 In Las Vegas Saturday

He’s Back: Jon Jones, UFC’s Mercurial Headliner, Returns To Las Vegas For Much-Hyped Heavyweight Fight At UFC 285 Saturday

Alan Snel Comments Off on He’s Back: Jon Jones, UFC’s Mercurial Headliner, Returns To Las Vegas For Much-Hyped Heavyweight Fight At UFC 285 Saturday