Is the MLS’ popularity creeping up on the NBA? – FANATTIC NETWORK

With the emergence of the MLS as viable major league in the country, advertisers, corporate sponsors and casual fans alike are taking notice. As it turns out, the MLS may be more popular than any of us are being led to believe.

According to this report, the average attendance for MLS contests in 2011 (17, 870) was actually greater than one of the country’s more established pro leagues- the NBA (17,319). 562 days