The New York Knicks have agreed to sign Damyean Dotson and Matt Mooney to second 10-day hardship deals.

Dotson has averaged 10.3 minutes over two games with the Knicks.

Mooney has appeared in one game with the Knicks. 

Julius Randle has entered the NBA's COVID-19 health and safety protocols.

Randle is averaging 19.3 points, 10.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and has played in every Knicks' game this season.

Randle played in Wednesday's game and is now the fourth player on the Knicks currently in protocols. 

Kemba Walker and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander have been named the NBA's Players of the Week for Week 10.

Walker averaged 25.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 8.3 assists as the New York Knicks went 2-1. Walker reentered the New York rotation following injuries and COVID-19 issues.

Gilegous-Alexander averaged 27.5 points, 7.0 assists and 6.3 rebounds as the Oklahoma City Thunder went 3-1.

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The New York Knicks have signed Danuel House to a 10-day contract.

House was waived by the Houston Rockets earlier in the week.

House is averaging 4.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 14.5 minutes over 16 games.

The New York Knicks backcourt has been hit hard by injuries and illnesses, and now they'll be without their best point guard for several weeks. Derrick Rose underwent surgery on a troublesome right ankle on Tuesday and the team said he'll be re-evaluated in eight weeks.

Subsequent reporting from ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski was that there is optimism Rose could return in as few as six weeks.

Rose had taken over as the Knicks starting point guard, following Alec Burks missing a few games. Burks had taken over as the starter after Kemba Walker was removed from the rotation. Shortly after, Rose started re-experiencing pain in his right ankle. The soreness had previously caused Rose to miss game in November.

Kemba Walker returned the New York Knicks starting lineup on Saturday, after not playing at all since November 26. With several teammates out due to injuries and health and safety protocols, Walker took advantage of his rare start. He scored 29 points, as the Knicks fell to one of his former teams, the Boston Celtics.

When asked postgame about being dropped from the rotation, Walker candidly said “I hate it. I want to play.”

Walker went on to say he's going to stay prepared and locked in to play, but made it clear he believes he should be playing regular minutes.

“I want to play,” Walker said. “I don’t know. So, it is what it is. I don’t know what the future holds. I do feel like I have a lot to give still.”

The New York Knicks have signed guard Tyler Hall to a 10-day contract via the hardship exception. New York currently has five players in the health and safety protocols, while a handful of others are dealing with injuries.

Hall was with the Knicks for part of the preseason before being waived in mid-October. Hall has played the last three seasons with the Westchester Knicks of the G League.

This season, Hall has averaged 14.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists for Westchester.

The New York Knicks have struggled to a 13-16 record so far this season. But the poor record hasn't pushed New York off of adding players who can help them this season. The team reportedly has a long list of players to trade for to aid a playoff push.

One target for the Knicks is Eric Gordon of the Houston Rockets. New York point guard Derrick Rose has long advocated for his team to trade for Gordon. The two were AAU teammates and have been known to want to play together in the NBA.

Gordon has had a bounce-back season for the rebuilding Rockets. He's averaged 14.7 points on 47.7% shooting from the field, including an impressive 43.4% from behind the arc. Gordon's contract is for $18.2 million this season and is fully guaranteed for $19.6 million for 2022-23. Gordon's deal is fully non-guaranteed for $20.9 million for 2024-24, unless he hits some unlikely triggers this season or next.

New York Knicks forward Kevin Knox was finally seeing some playing time, but that rotation spot was short-lived. Knox has become the latest Knick to enter the NBA's health and safety protocols.

Knox was ruled out by the team for Thursday's game against the Houston Rockets. No further information on how long Knox is expected to be out has been made available. Knox joins teammates RJ Barret, Quentin Grimes and Obi Toppin in the protocols.

After playing just 23 total minutes over the Knicks first 26 games, Knox logged 48 total minutes in New York's last two contests. He scored 18 points in a loss to the Milwaukee Bucks and followed that up with nine points in a loss to the Golden State Warriors.