according to an article on NBC Sports.It’s not that teams won’t make any money with fans in the stands. It’s that they won’t make enough to justify the hassles of having fans, according to the article.Breaking down the stadium operating costs and revenue (tickets, parking, concessions) from having 15,000 fans in a stadium, it amounts to roughly $2.4 million in extra money for a franchise for the entire year.Granted, $2.4 million is better than nothing and it sounds like a nice chunk of change, but to billionaire owners who already are making a healthy profit from the league’s TV deal by itself, it’s not worth the trouble, according to the article.However, to enhance or maintain relationships with fans, teams that reside in states where fans.