Top cities for NBA and NCAA fans.

• Position: Basketball - Brief article

Yes, it only has been a couple of months since the Cleveland Cavaliers dethroned the Golden State Warriors as National Basketball Association champs, but with the Olympic cage team now in the spotlight and NBA camps opening in September, the personal finance website WalletHub has produced a by-the-numbers infographic with a look at 2016's Best & Worst Cities for Basketball Fans.

To find the best cities for NBA and college basketball fans, analysts compared 297 of the largest cities across 18 key metrics, ranging from the performance level of each city's NBA and NCAA Division 1 basketball teams to ticket prices and stadium accessibility.

The best cities for basketball fans, starting at the top, are Los Angeles, Calif.; Boston, Mass.; San Antonio, Texas;; Salt Lake City, Utah; Oakland, Calif.; Cleveland, Ohio; Miami, Fla.; Washington, D.C.; Chicago, III.; and Orlando, Fla.

Meanwhile, the worst cities for cage enthusiasts, beginning at the bottom, are Clinton, S.C.; Hackensack, N.J.; Grambling, La.; Riverside...