MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Basketball has long been a benchwarmer in Australia where football and rugby league battle for market supremacy but the Tasmania JackJumpers' stunning rise into the playoffs has stolen the spotlight from the major sports.
Having barely signed a player a year ago, the expansion team stormed into the National Basketball League (NBL) 'Grand Final' series with a stunning Game Three knockout of defending champions Melbourne United on Monday.
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