Gill still carries grudge against ex-coach Karl

Kendall Gill was grinning from ear to ear Wednesday after heled the New Jersey Nets to a 110-101 upset of his old team, theSeattle SuperSonics, who traded him back to the Charlotte Hornetsafter he and Sonics coach George Karl fell out.

After the game, Gill made it clear to reporters that he stilldislikes Karl, who, Gill said, used to call him "pretty boy."

"I'd like to meet him in a dark alley," Gill said."This all happened two years ago," Karl said when asked aboutthe bad blood. "It's in the past where it should be."After hearing Gill's "alley" statement, Nets teammate JaysonWilliams smelled some quick money."Kendall's our new thug," Williams said."I got $250 on George Karl. I think it'll go the distance.George Karl looks like that boxer, Butterbean."NOTES: Former Bulls assistant Jim Cleamons reportedly has afour-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks paying him $900,000 thisseason, $1 million next season, $1.1 million the third year and anoption year at $1.3 million, with a $500,000 buyout. Cleamons'first-year salary is twice what the Mavericks paid Dick Motta lastseason.The $250,000 assistant Butch Beard is earning is more than the$200,000 Motta's assistants, Kip Motta and Brad Davis, totaled lastseason. But Beard is a former NBA head coach.During a recent Cleveland Cavaliers home game, former worldheavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson sat courtside and tipped awaitress $500 for bringing him a soft pretzel.Former DePaul star Kevin Edwards has played a total of 48 gamesthe last two years because of injuries and is considering retirementas he rehabilitates from another knee surgery.