New York Knickerbockers President of Basketball Operations Isiah Thomas announced today that center Jackie Butler has been activated and guard/forward Anfernee Hardaway has been placed on the Injured List with a strained right hamstring.

Butler, 6-10, 250-pounds, was signed as a free agent on Feb. 27 and placed on the Injured List on Feb. 28 with right patella tendinitis.

Hardaway, 6-7, 215-pounds, was averaging 7.3 points and 2.4 rebounds and 24.2 minutes in 37 bench appearances this season. The 11-year NBA veteran has already missed 24 games this season due to a strained right hamstring.