COVID-19: potential revenue loss for the National Basketball Association 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic at the beginning of 2020 hit the sports industry hard. Many professional leagues across the globe suspended their seasons, including the National Basketball Association in the United States. At the time the season was suspended in March 2020, there were still 259 games left in the 2019/20 NBA regular season. Combined league gate revenues lost as a result of these cancellations was estimated at between 350 and 450 million U.S. dollars.

2020年初爆发的COVID-19疫情对体育产业造成了沉重打击。全球众多职业联赛暂停了赛季，其中包括美国的全国篮球协会（NBA）。在2020年3月赛季暂停之际，2019/20赛季NBA常规赛仍有259场比赛尚未进行。由于这些取消的比赛，联赛门票收入损失预计在3.5亿至4.5亿美元之间。