Adelaide 36ers centre Nick Rakocevic avoided suspension after submitting an early guilty plea over an in-game incident that had resulted in an NBL charge. The decision cleared him to take the court against Melbourne United on 7 October.
His availability did not change the outcome. Adelaide went down in the contest, with coach Gleeson saying the team looked timid out there and failed to compete hard enough. Melbourne United broke out of a difficult stretch with the win.