18,373: Game 3 attracts biggest crowd in NBL history

The excitement around the Hungry Jack’s NBL26 Championship Series has seen Game 3 attract the competition’s largest ever crowd.

18,373 fans attended the sellout Finals fixture at Qudos Bank Arena on Sunday, as the Sydney Kings took on the Adelaide 36ers.

This mark eclipses the previous record of 18,124, which was again held by the Kings, set during Game 5 of their NBL23 Championship Series win over New Zealand.

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The sellout is the competition's 61st of the campaign.

The 2025-26 season has been a record-setting one for the NBL, attracting its highest number of fans in history and the third straight season of more than 1,000,000 supporters attending games.