Adelaide 36ers centre Nick Rakocevic was cleared of a suspension after submitting an early guilty plea over an on-court incident that had resulted in an NBL charge. The decision saw him free to play against Melbourne United on 7 October.
His availability had no impact on the final result. Adelaide went down in the contest, with coach Gleeson saying the team played "scared" and did not show enough fight. Melbourne United snapped a rough run of form with the win.