The WNBA L.A. Sparks' LISA LESLIE was a guest on the
"Tonight Show" last night. Leslie, on male reporters in the
locker room: "Hey, it's open to the press. You see what you
see" ("Tonight Show," NBC, 6/24)....Mavs Owner ROSS PEROT
JR. was profiled by Neal Templin in the WALL STREET JOURNAL.
Templin, on Perot, Jr.: "He doesn't have his father's folksy
manner or his distinctive twang, but the 38-year old Mr.
Perot shares his dad's vision for big projects, his power to
persuade and his love of control" (WALL STREET JOURNAL,
6/25)....Nike VP/Marketing LIZ DOLAN was named the '97 WISE
Woman of the Year at a luncheon in N.Y. yesterday (WISE).
...NBC's MARV ALBERT has hired Miami-based attorney ROY
BLACK to handle his pending sexual assault case in VA. DC-
based attorney GERALD TREANOR removed himself voluntarily
from the Albert case (WASHINGTON POST, 6/25)....SHAQUILLE
O'NEAL, on the filming of "Steel," opening in August: "I was
in a hot steel mill, 2400 degrees. Hot metal could've
dripped on my toes and ended everything" ("ET," 6/24).
...ESPN's DAN PATRICK, on the Indians' CHAD OGEA and DAVID
JUSTICE being put on the D.L.: "It's not often when you find
Justice and 'O.J.' used in the same sentence" (ESPN, 6/24).
