Melbourne United’s 113-93 victory over Adelaide 36ers was overshadowed by unsavoury scenes on Sunday evening after multiple brawls unfolded during the match.

Adelaide United star Kendric Davis is also alleged to have been racially abused by a member of the crowd, according to reports.

The first brawl erupted when former NBA star Montrezl Harrell clashed with United centre Rob Loe while on the court.

The Adelaide tall found himself in a tangle with Loe a minute into the fourth quarter before the latter was seen falling to the floor.

Players from both sides rushed into the melee of bodies, with Harrell, a former NBA Sixth man of the year, subsquently being involved in a heated exchange with United’s Shea Ili.

Both Harrell and Ili were ejected, while Melbourne coach Dean Vickerman called on the NBL to look into the altercation.

Tensions flared on the court during Melbourne United’s 113-93 victory against Adelaide 36ers

Adelaide 36ers players were also seen clashing with members of the audience during the match

According to Code Sports, Kendric Davis is said to have been the target of a racial comment

Not long after that another fracas would erupt on the touchline that appeared to have involved several 36ers players and spectators sat behind the visitors bench.

A man wearing a grey hoodie appeared to clash with several Adelaide United playersand was subsequently seen walking out of the stadium. There is no accusation the individual made the racist remarks or had verbally goaded the players.

The NBL issued a statement on Sunday stating that the league was ‘investigating’ the matter and followed up on Monday requesting submissions from those involved.

‘All relevant matters that arose from yesterday’s Melbourne United v ‘Adelaide 36ers game at John Cain Arena have been referred to the NBL’s Game Review Panel (GRP),’ the statement read.

‘Requests for submissions have been sent to both Melbourne (Shea Ili and David Barlow) and Adelaide (Montrezl Harrell and Kendric Davis) in relation to yesterday’s incidents. All parties have until 6pm tomorrow to make submissions.’

Daily Mail Australia has contacted both Melbourne United and Adelaide 36ers for comment.

According to Code Sports, the brawl that took place between the Adelaide players and spectators inside the John Cain Arena had been initiated after sources close to the outlet claimed that Harrell had been the subject of multiple verbal taunts.

‘Trez got up and they were swearing at him. He was incited: “That’s why you’re not in the NBA, you’ve got a f***ing s*** atтιтude”,’ the source alleged.

Staff and other players stepped in to de-escalate tensions as players from the 36ers confronted fans

The incident on the touchline came after Montrezl Harrell clashed with Shea Ili during the matc

‘The guy’s coming back from an ACL, that’s why he’s not in the NBA, he’s played eight years and he was a Sixth Man of the Year.

‘Come on mate, you’re just a bloke sitting in the front row.’

After Harrell and Ili had clashed on the court, players returned to their respective benches as officials reviewed footage of the mele.

Fans had continued to pester the former Los Angeles Lakers star, who had turned to confront the fans, incensed by their comments.

Code Sports alleges that he had approached the sponsorship boards and said back to the spectators: ‘You can talk about basketball but don’t make it personal.’

The outlet has also claimed that an alleged racial slur was made towards Adelaide guard Kendric Davis by a fan on the sidelines, but it is not known who the comment was made by.

Sources have alleged that an unidentified individual told Davis to: ‘Sit your black a** down on the bench.’

The Adelaide player is said to have responded: ‘Shut the f*** up’.