Sparks publicists are requesting/demanding that reporters ask Chamique Holdsclaw only "basketball-related" questions.

Meanwhile, Mique and Lisa Leslie are enjoying their time together. "Chamique came to me after our first (exhibition) game and said, 'Wow, I didn't know you could pass so good,'" Leslie recalled. "And I'm like, 'Well, it's easy to find someone who cuts so well and moves so well without the ball.'"

(And she's like, no, you're great. And I'm like, no, you're great.)