It may have taken four years, but New York guard Latrell Sprewell has finally made peace with his former coach PJ Carlesimo, shaking his hand and wishing him a "Merry Christmas" before the Raptors game.

It was December 1997 when Sprewell was suspended for close to one season for attempting to choke Carlesimo at the Golden State Warrior's training facility.  When Sprewell was allowed to resume he was traded onto New York for Chris Mills, John Starks and Terry Cummings.  Carlesimo now works as a broadcaster for NBC.

"I'm not so much a person, on the holidays, where I can't let bygones be bygones," Sprewell said. "I've reached that point where it's really totally behind me and over with."