Adelaide 36ers centre Nick Rakocevic avoided suspension after submitting an early guilty plea over an on-court incident that had triggered an NBL charge. The decision cleared him to take the court against Melbourne United on 7 October.
His availability made no difference to the result. Adelaide lost the match, with coach Gleeson saying the team looked timid out there and failed to compete hard enough. Melbourne United snapped a rough run of form with the win.