NEW YORK (AP) Jerry Stackhouse was not in the starting lineup Tuesday night for the Washington Wizards, two weeks after he angered the team by unilaterally declaring he was finished for the season.

A team spokeswoman said the move was a coach's decision, and Stackhouse entered at the start of the second quarter against the New York Knicks.

Tension was evident between Stackhouse and coach Eddie Jordan during a timeout early in the second quarter when Stackhouse angrily left the team huddle and walked onto the court. Jordan shot him an angry look.

Stackhouse, who underwent offseason surgery on his right knee and missed the first three months of the season, played 41 minutes in each of Washington's two previous games. Before that, he sat out six games with tendinitis in both ankles.

Stackhouse was replaced in the starting five by Mitchell Butler, who made his first start of the season.

Washington, which entered with a season-high six game losing streak, also was without Jarvis Hayes (pulled hamstring) and Juan Dixon (elbow bursitis).