There were a couple of down years, and keep in mind the NBA set attendance records......check out this link:
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The NBA set an attendance record for the second consecutive season. Fans totaling 21,972,129 attended games, passing last season’s mark of 21,926,548. The NBA also set a record for sellouts (723) and per-game attendance (17,864) and equaled last season’s mark for capacity (94%).
