Adelaide 36ers centre Nick Rakocevic was cleared of a suspension after submitting an early guilty plea over an court-side incident that had drawn 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 went down in the contest, with coach Gleeson saying the team lacked the aggression needed and came up short on effort. Melbourne United snapped a rough run of form with the win.