THE FLEISHER KING: AGENT "FULLY EXPECTS" A LOCKOUT

          The NBA and NBPA "have another negotiating meeting
     scheduled Monday," according to USA TODAY's Greg Boeck.  The
     "sides are so far apart on the key issue -- the league wants
     a hard salary cap, the union insists on a soft cap -- that a
     lockout starting July 1 appears imminent" (USA TODAY, 5/28).
          TALKS ON HOLD: Agent Eric Fleisher told Charley Walters
     of the ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS that "he fully expects" a
     lockout July 1.  He said that all talks regarding contract
     extensions for his clients are on hold "until I know where
     things are with the NBA" (ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS, 5/28).