Suspesions and fines accepted following fiery clash

Suspesions and fines accepted following fiery clash

31 Jan 2026

brisbane bullets

adelaide 36ers

All 10 players and coaches involved in Wednesday’s incident between Brisbane and Adelaide have accepted their charges.

All 10 players and coaches involved in Wednesday night’s incident, during the Ignite Cup clash between the Brisbane Bullets and Adelaide 36ers, have accepted their relevant charges.

Each of the 10 different sanctions were issued under the NBL's Tribunal Rules, following the findings of the competition’s Game Review Panel (GRP).

The following sanctions have all received early guilty pleas by the two involved clubs:

Adelaide 36ers

Nick Rakocevic
Charge: Unsportsmanlike behaviour
Penalty: $585 with an early guilty plea and one-match suspension arising from a previously suspended penalty.

Zylan Cheatham
Charge: Engaging in a melee / brawl / scuffle.
Penalty: $585 with an early guilty plea.

Assistant Coach Kerry Williams
Charge: Bench clearing during a fight
Penalty: $585 with an early guilty plea

Brisbane Bullets

Terry Taylor
Charge: Unduly rough play (Intentional conduct, Medium impact, High contact)
Penalty: One-match suspension with an early guilty plea.

Hunter Maldonado
Charge: Unsportsmanlike behaviour
Penalty: $585 with an early guilty plea.

Alex Ducas
Charge: Bench clearing during a fight
Penalty: $585 with an early guilty plea.

Sam McDaniel
Charge: Bench clearing during a fight
Penalty: $585 with an early guilty plea.

Taine Murray
Charge: Bench clearing during a fight
Penalty: $585 with an early guilty plea.

Casey Prather
Charge: Bench clearing during a fight
Penalty: $585 with an early guilty plea.

Assistant Coach Patrick Ewing Jr.
Charge: Bench clearing during a fight
Penalty: $585 with an early guilty plea.

All sanctions are issued by the GRP in accordance with the NBL Tribunal Rules.