The Cleveland Cavaliers have been given permission to increase their attendance at home games.
The team received a letter Thursday from the state of Ohio, which has granted a second variance and will allow the Cavs to have 2,720 (14%) inside 19,000-seat Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. It's a bump of 4 percentage points over what had previously been allowed.
The change takes effect immediately. The Cavs host the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday and Saturday.
Last week, the Cavs held a Zoom meeting with state officials to outline their plans to accommodate more fans during the COVID-19 pandemic. The team would like to get another increase if possible.
Cleveland is one of eight NBA franchises currently allowing fans.
