FILA DROPS CHRIS WEBBER DUE TO "OFF-COURT" PROBLEMS

          Fila USA has "terminated" its endorsement contract with
     Kings F Chris Webber because of his "recent off-court
     problems," according to sources familiar with the situation
     cited by Josh Barr of the WASHINGTON POST.  Fila USA Dir of
     PR Meredith Geisler said the company would not comment on
     the situation.  Webber was recently detained in Puerto Rico
     for marijuana possession, and a source said that Fila execs
     considered the matter "carefully -- including the fact that
     Webber was detained while on [the] promotional trip
     sponsored by Fila -- before terminating the three-year,
     multimillion dollar contract" it signed with him in March of
     '97.  The source also said that the contract contained "a
     good-conduct clause and he will not receive any of the
     remaining money he is owed."  Webber's agent Fallasha Erwin
     did not return calls for comment (WASHINGTON POST, 8/28).