NBA Game Day Costs
All 30 arenas ranked by total estimated game day cost.
NBA Average
$286
Total includes average ticket price, cheapest parking, and typical food and drink spending per person.
| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio Spurs | $131 | $10 | $14 | $155 |
| 2 | Charlotte Hornets | $137 | $10 | $18 | $165 |
| 3 | Memphis Grizzlies | $146 | $10 | $16 | $172 |
| 4 | Orlando Magic | $145 | $10 | $19 | $174 |
| 5 | New Orleans Pelicans | $144 | $15 | $18 | $177 |
| 6 | Indiana Pacers | $160 | $10 | $18 | $188 |
| 7 | Utah Jazz | $164 | $8 | $17 | $189 |
| 8 | Detroit Pistons | $160 | $15 | $20 | $195 |
| 9 | Sacramento Kings | $181 | $10 | $19 | $210 |
| 10 | Minnesota Timberwolves | $188 | $10 | $19 | $217 |
| 11 | Portland Trail Blazers | $193 | $10 | $19 | $222 |
| 12 | Houston Rockets | $196 | $15 | $18 | $229 |
| 13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | $200 | $15 | $18 | $233 |
| 14 | Atlanta Hawks | $200 | $15 | $20 | $235 |
| 15 | Oklahoma City Thunder | $210 | $8 | $17 | $235 |
| 16 | Milwaukee Bucks | $215 | $10 | $18 | $243 |
| 17 | Phoenix Suns | $223 | $10 | $19 | $252 |
| 18 | Washington Wizards | $214 | $20 | $21 | $255 |
| 19 | Brooklyn Nets | $230 | $25 | $24 | $279 |
| 20 | Denver Nuggets | $242 | $35 | $20 | $297 |
| 21 | Dallas Mavericks | $256 | $40 | $19 | $315 |
| 22 | Philadelphia 76ers | $300 | $0 | $20 | $320 |
| 23 | Chicago Bulls | $282 | $15 | $23 | $320 |
| 24 | Toronto Raptors | $267 | $36 | $17 | $320 |
| 25 | LA Clippers | $279 | $25 | $23 | $327 |
| 26 | Miami Heat | $350 | $15 | $23 | $388 |
| 27 | Boston Celtics | $437 | $30 | $23 | $490 |
| 28 | Los Angeles Lakers | $445 | $40 | $24 | $509 |
| 29 | Golden State Warriors | $485 | $35 | $22 | $542 |
| 30 | New York Knicks | $649 | $35 | $25 | $709 |
What the table says
A game day at an NBA arena runs from $155 at Frost Bank Center (Spurs) to $709 at Madison Square Garden (Knicks), a spread of $554. The median is $239, and 19 of the 30 come in under the league average of $286.
Tickets are the largest line at every one of the 30: at the median arena, Fiserv Forum (Bucks), they are 88% of the total. Parking runs from free at Xfinity Mobile Arena (76ers) to $40 at American Airlines Center (Mavericks), and food and drink from $14 at Frost Bank Center (Spurs) to $25 at Madison Square Garden (Knicks).