A STRANGE thing happened at my house on Wednesday night.

As my son and I flicked through the Kayo Sports channel, as we do, my nine year-old daughter jumped up and said "the Bendigo Spirit are on".

And so they were. The Bendigo Spirit women's National Basketball League team had a Wednesday night game against the Flames from Sydney.

So, at my daughter's request, we turned it on. And my whole fam...