The Cleveland Cavaliers have been informed they can increase attendance at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse to 14 percent capacity, as relayed by Tom Withers of The Associated Press.
That will bring the total number of permitted fans to 2,720. The Cavs spoke with state officials late last month to request a boost in attendance.
They currently are allowed about 2,000 fans for home games, approved by the Ohio Department of Health last month. They are seeking to allow 4,596 people, or “23.65% of the arena’s typical 19,432-person maximum,” after having met with state officials via Zoom last week, per Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com.
Along with the Cavs, eight other franchises have been given the green light to allow limited attendance. The Atlanta Hawks became the latest, opening State Farm Arena to 10 percent capacity last week. Cleveland has also been at 10 percent.
The Cavs (10-12) host the Milwaukee Bucks in a back-to-back set on Friday and Saturday.
