NBA Merchandise and Income

Throughout the past couple of years merchandise from ticket sales and selling jerseys has been a huge source of income in the NBA.  Unbelievably, the Chicago Bulls had the most ticket sales during the 2015-2016 season.  Within the past month, the big story inthe NBA was Kobe Bryant going on his fair well tour. Within one month the Lakers' Staples Center sold over 1.2 million dollars of Kobe Bryant merchandise.  Since the NBA has so much money, from world around fans, the NBA has a lot of money to spend.  The average NBA referee makes over $150,000 a year.