In August 2012, and shortly after the birth of his son, it was announced that Ng had decided to voluntarily sit out the 2012–13 NBL season after he told Adelaide 36ers officials he wanted at least 12 months off from NBL duties to spend time with family, concentrate on his medical career and freshen up mentally. "I talked to the club (36ers) about coming back ... but I felt it was the right time to give it a break," Ng said. "I've just had a baby and am well entrenched in general practice training. I'll reassess it (NBL future) again next year...But it's probably going to be hard to stay away completely from basketball so at this stage I'm planning to continue playing state league (with Sturt in 2013)."