The Charlotte Hornets‘ regular-season attendance numbers dropped to the lowest mark in five years. (ESPN.com) For the first time since the 2013-14 season, their overall attendance fell to below 700,000 for the entire season. The Queen City team ranked in the bottom 10 in the NBA in attendance.
Charlotte only totaled 671,404 in attendance for the 2017-18 season.The Hornets ranked 26th in average attendance with only 16,375 per game. Consider that The Spectrum Center holds a max capacity of 19,077. The Orlando Magic, Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns all have smaller arenas than Charlotte and average more in attendance per game.