Humans have been putting spherical objects in hoops for centuries, but until the invention of the dunk, the fast break, and face dribbling, it wasn't an activity worth watching. See if "basketball" lives up to the hype with today's Groupon: for $18, you get a Club 200-level ticket (sections 213–220 or 229–204) to a Golden State Warriors game at Oracle Arena (a $36 value). Choose between two games:

• Thursday, December 2 against the Phoenix Suns
• Monday, December 20 against the Houston Rockets

You'll also get to take a free throw after the game.

Rising stars Stephen Curry and Monta Ellis—coupled with new acquisition David Lee and coach Keith Smart's cunning stratagems—will transform both games into an exhilarating spectacle of slam dunks, fast breaks, and backboard-rattling rebounds. From the unencumbered side view of the entire court in sections 213–220 or 229–204, people who only own yellow-and-blue clothing will be able to easily follow the run-and-gun action as the Warriors dribble, dunk, alley-oop, coup-fourre, shimmy-shammy, and Irish chowder their way to victory. Today's deal also rewards each Groupon buyer with a free free-throw out on the court once the arena is cleared of blown-out sneakers and the trampled remnants of the opposing team's pride.

Reviews

The Golden State Warriors' rabid fans include Yelpers, who give them four stars:

• the warriors are the best! go warriors! we believe! stephen curry is the future.. he is going to be great… – Vardeen B.
• I'll always love the Warriors....The best feeling is to watch them win. The crowd gets hyphy [sic] and everyone is feeling good watching them....Now we have a young group of guys that are full of energy. – joycie w.