Judge in Derrick Rose Rape Case Orders End to Public Statements

Judge Michael Fitzgerald, who is presiding over New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose's upcoming trial on allegations of rape, ordered both sides to stop making public statements about the case Thursday.

Per Nancy Dillon of the New York Daily News, Fitzgerald issued a temporary gag order and told lawyers from both sides he's "fed up" with them.

The lawyers for Rose's accuser filed paperwork earlier in the week that showed the Los Angeles Police Department was conducting a criminal investigation into Rose for an alleged sexual assault. The judge called it "borderline unethical."

"That was absolutely calculated to obtain a settlement in the case," Fitzgerald said, per Dillon.

Waukeen McCoy, who is one of the lawyers representing Rose's accuser, denied that his client is looking for a settlement.

"We don't care about settlement in this case," McCoy said to Fitzgerald. "We want justice. We're prepared to go to trial."

Rose is facing a civil lawsuit that is set to begin trial Tuesday for allegedly drugging and gang-raping an ex-girlfriend in 2013.

The Knicks acquired Rose from the Chicago Bulls in June. The team is scheduled to open the 2016-17 season Oct. 25 against the Cleveland Cavaliers, though Rose said if he has to miss time for the trial, "it's a part of it," per Frank Isola of the New York Daily News.