KEMP AND VECSEY CONTINUE TO SPAR OVER DRINKING ALLEGATIONS

          The Sonics' Shawn Kemp denied a report by Peter Vecsey
     that Kemp was having "some difficulty" with alcohol.  Vecsey
     made his remarks on the "NBA on NBC" on Saturday and in his
     Sunday N.Y. POST column.  Kemp said Sunday on NBC that,
     "I've never even had a taste for liquor. I was so surprised
     to hear that" ("NBA on NBC," NBC, 4/13).  According to John
     Lopez of the HOUSTON CHRONICLE, Kemp said that "he already
     has contacted" attorneys and "asked to investigate legal
     action against both Vecsey and NBC" (HOUSTON CHRONICLE,
     4/14).  Vecsey, on the "NBA on NBC" on Sunday: "I'm standing
     by the story that he did tell his teammates that he has a
     problem with drinking, but for the public consumption, Shawn
     continues to say what he wants to say" ("NBA on NBC," NBC,
     4/13).  In this morning's N.Y. POST, Vecsey writes under the
     header "Kemp Swims In Denial," that Kemp and the "Seattle
     Enablers can deny their All-Star forward is drinking too
     much (or worse) all they want, but his body and his behavior
     are betraying him" (N.Y. POST, 4/15).