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By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The NBA Summer League is a wrap in Las Vegas with attendance for the July 10-20 event at Thomas & Mack Center registering at 136,130 and Commissioner Adam Silver saying the league will study expansion into cities like Las Vegas and Seattle.
The July 10 and 12 dates were sellouts at 17,500. Here’s the daily attendance:
July 10: 17,500
July 11: 15,121
July 12: 17,500
July 13: 12,232
July 14: 14,026
July 15: 10,471
July 16: 11,274
July 17: 14,122
July 18: 7,669
July 19: 8,561
July 20: 7,654
Silver met the media July 15, saying the league will conduct an in-depth analysis of expansion but there was no timeline and info on expansion fees that will likely be in the billions of dollars. For years, there has been talk of the NBA expanding to 32 teams from 30 by adding franchises in Las Vegas and Seattle.
Vegas Golden Knights owner Bill Foley, who owns 15 percent of T-Mobile Arena, has said he’s willing to spend $300 million to upgrade the VGK arena to also accommodate an NBA team.
Summer League has also become a time for start-ups to unveil products that are supported by the NBA in the league’s “Launchpad” program.
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