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 this deal to see a Rio Grande Valley Vipers basketball game at State Farm Arena in Hidalgo. For $22, you get a game-day package (a $46.03 total value), which includes the following:

• One general-admission ticket (a $29.71 value, including all Ticketmaster fees)
• One souvenir white Vipers jersey (a $16.32 value)<p>

Each game begins at 7 p.m., with gates opening at 6 p.m. Choose from the following games:

• Against the Texas Legends on Monday, March 12
• Against the Los Angeles D-Fenders on Thursday, March 22, or Friday, March 23
• Against the Tulsa 66ers on Friday, March 30, or Saturday, March 31
• Against the Reno Bighorns on Friday, April 6, or Saturday, April 7<p>

Charging down the final stretch of the 2012 regular season, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers continue to barnstorm toward the playoffs, hoping to reclaim the championship they clinched two years ago. As the NBA Developmental League affiliate of the Houston Rockets, the Vipers hit the boards with a roster of up-and-coming talent, as local hoops fans scout young stars before they move on to the pros or grow too big to fit in the gym. All-star forward Tyren Johnson’s season-long barrage of buckets has blown up to an admirable 12 points per game, and guard Ben Uzoh has emerged as a potent offensive threat since his debut in early January. Between quarters filled with nothing-but-net shots, rim-rattling dunks, and spontaneous games of dodge ball, the official dance team—The Snake Charmers—energizes the crowd alongside the costumed antics of mascots Fang and Venom.