Basketball On The Internet.

YOU know that old "truth is stranger than fiction" saying or the fact common sense these days is exceedingly uncommon? Here's some proof.

Moonee Valley City Council in Melbourne shelled out more than $33,000 on a basketball ring and court but then refused to additionally install a $3 net.

Wanna know why?

It was for fear players’ dental braces could get caught in the net and be ripped from their mouths.

Yes. You read that correctly.

I mean, surely you already are abundantly aware of the threat nets pose to teeth braces!

Here's Monique Hore's story on it: http://bit.ly/1H2ZSod