Denver 7: How much will it cost to see Nuggets vs. Heat? Ticket prices for NBA Finals now 4th highest in Finals history

May 30, 2023

DENVER — Crews were out dressing up Ball Arena with huge NBA Finals banners on Tuesday, 48 hours before the Nuggets are set to tip-off against the Miami Heat in their first ever NBA Finals Thursday night.

“This will be a good boost,” said Dr. Kishore Kulkarni, distinguished professor of economics at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Kulkarni said the economic impact will be huge in the short-term for the Mile High City.

“I just looked at some studies done on Golden State and the San Francisco area,” Kulkarni said. “This is in the tens of millions – probably $20-$30 million just for that week.”

Ticket sales on secondary sites like Vivid Seats have upper level seats going for about $550 on the very low end, which is about $690 after service fees and sales tax.

On the high end, tickets are going for $9,700 courtside, which is $12,000 after service fees, some of the highest prices ever for the NBA Finals.