Melbourne United will be without star guard Chris Goulding for several weeks because of injury, the National Basketball League said in an update on its website.
The club is set to hand a season debut to guard Shea Ili in Goulding's absence, with the change to come in Melbourne United's upcoming match against the Cairns Taipans.
The NBL's update was headlined "Melbourne United star Chris Goulding set for stint on sidelines".
According to the update, the match against Cairns will be Ili's first game action of the campaign.
No detail on the nature of Goulding's injury or his expected return date has been released.
Melbourne United are due to face the Cairns Taipans next, with Ili in line for a bigger role while Goulding is out.