In 1891, James Naismith mounted two peach baskets on opposite walls of a gym, inventing the rudimentary version of what we know today as “shelving.” Take your basketball off this grand innovation with today’s GrouponLive deal to see the Charlotte Bobcats play at Time Warner Cable Arena. Choose from the following game options:

• Against the Chicago Bulls on Friday, February 10, at 7 p.m. Each seating option includes a Bobcats winter hat and a postgame shot on the court. Choose between the following seating options:
• For $19, you get one ticket for 200-level seating in the upper corners or along the baseline (up to a $100 total value, including all Ticketmaster fees).

• For $29, you get one ticket for 200-level seating in the lower corners or upper center court (up to a $110 value, including all Ticketmaster fees).<p>

• Against the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, February 11, at 7 p.m. Each seating option includes a Bobcats winter hat and a postgame shot on the court. Choose between the following seating options:
• For $29, you get one ticket for 200-level seating in the upper corners or along the baseline (up to a $110 total value, including all Ticketmaster fees).

• For $34, you get one ticket for 200-level seating in the lower corners or upper center court (up to a $115 total value, including all Ticketmaster fees).<p>

• Against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday, February 13, at 7 p.m. Each seating option includes a postgame shot on the court. Choose from the following seating options:
• For $12, you get one ticket for 200-level seating in the upper corners or along the baseline (up to a $65 value, including all Ticketmaster fees).
• For $17, you get one ticket for 200-level seating in the lower corners or upper center court (up to a $71 value, including all Ticketmaster fees).
• For $25, you get one ticket for 100-level seating in the upper corners or along the baseline (up to an $86 value, including all Ticketmaster fees).
• For $69, you get one ticket for 100-level club seating along the sidelines (up to a $146 value, including all Ticketmaster fees).<p>

The Charlotte Bobcats continue the 2011–12 season in search of a mid-season surge during three energized bouts at Time Warner Cable Arena. Helmed by veteran Head Coach Paul Silas, the team houses a restocked roster of budding stars such as point guard Kemba Walker, whose silky-smooth ball handling led the UConn Huskies to an NCAA championship a year ago. Down low, forward Tyrus Thomas establishes his presence in the paint, shoring up the stingy Charlotte defense by swatting away shots and building soda moats around the basket.

After the games, our customers can meet in section 112 to follow a Bobcats representative onto the court, where they’ll have the chance to sink a shot or stand in the same spot as an idolized referee. As an added bonus, the February 10 game against the Bulls awards the first 10,000 fans a bobblehead replica of Rufus the mascot, and the first 5,000 fans to enter the Clippers contest on February 11 can slide into a Kemba Walker jersey t-shirt giveaway.