European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday april 19, 1987 the stars and stripes pag821 sports Milner put on do for drug use san Francisco a out fielder Eddie Milner has Bee placed on the 21-Day disabled list for treatment of a drug problem the san Francisco giants announced Friday the least did not release specifics about what Type of drug prob Lem Milner had or where he was to be treated but said he approached club trainers and asked for help. The giants said the situation had been disc used with commissioner Peter Ueberroth and would bit handled under policies established last year. Team officials said Milner s treatment would take at least 28 Days. New York mets Pitcher Dwight Gooden is in a drug rehabilitation Center in new York after testing positive for cocaine. Baseball has no drug testing program but Gooden had asked that a testing clause be included in his contract. The 31-year-old Milner a Cousin of former major leaguer John Milner was unavailable for com ment. He was acquired from the Cincinnati reds on Jan 8 for Pitcher Frank Williams and played in eight fames with the giants batting .222 with one rib. The giants Are prepared to As Sist in every Way possible with Eddie Milner i recovery said Arosen the giants president and general manager. Giants officials said Ueberroth has advised the teem that consist ent with league policy Milner willbe Given one Opportunity to receive medical assistance and avoid disciplinary action. Ulf Milner tails to cooperate in an appropriate ire Amend program and aftercare he will be subject to  the team quoted the commissioner As saying. He was replaced on the giants Rosier by Randy Kutcher 26, who was recalled from the Phoenix firebirds of the aaa Pacific coast league where he was batting .308 with two Home runs and six Bis in seven games. Or. J passes 30, on his Farewell night from pros dispatches Philadelphia Julius Erving on his Home court Farewell night scored 38 Points Friday to become the third player in the history of professional basketball to score 30,000 or More Points but his Philadelphia 76ers folded in the final four minutes and lost ii5-111 to the in Diana faces. The 36-year-old Erving was lavished with gifts and words of Praise As the governor of Pennsylvania the mayor of no Roundup Philadelphia and a sellout crowd of 17,967 led a 43-Mlnuic ceremony Honor ing or. 1, who is retiring after this sea son. The 76ers led 99-97 with 3 42 remain ing but the pacers scored the next eight Points and went on to  the night was Erving s. He scored nine Points in the first period 13 in the second 14 in the third and two in the fourth for his 38 Points. He reached the 30,00f Point Mark on an eight foot turnaround jump shot with 5 01 set in the third period. Erving has 30,002 Points 18,340 in the Aba and 11,662 during five years in the american basketball  Only other players in the history of the game to reach 30,000 Points Are Kareen Abdul Jabbar with 36,474, and Wilt Chamberlain with 31,419. Abdul jabber s total includes Friday night s 13 Points for the los Angeles lakers against the san Antonio spurs. Chuck person with 28 Points an Vern Fleming with 19, led the pacers. In addition to Erving Cliff Robinson scored j7 for Philadelphia while an Drew Toney contributed 13 assists. The pacers led 30-29 after one period but trailed 54-48 at halftime. The 76ers look a7l-62 Lead with 6 07 left in the third period but the pacers outscored them 18-8 to Lead 80-79 after three quarters. The score was tied eight times in the final period the last at 99 before Indiana rallied to win. Before the ceremonies began a 30 minute video tape entitled an Era of excellence was played for the fans on the video Board. Magic Johnson Michael Jordan Moses Malone Ista Thomas Larry Bird and other Aba stars paid tribute to Erving As he Man who in Lam. 38-Pointlinale at Home revived a struggling Aba in the mid-1970s and established a style of play they Veall  Erving was introduced the fans gave him an ear splitting two minute ovation. His wife. Turquoise and his four children and his Mother followed him to the two tiered platform that ear Lier had erupted with  scroll tilled with signatures that extended from one Basket to the other was unrolled. Magic Johnson on the video expressed the players1 admiration for Erving when he said that after one spectacular shot i did t know whether to Lake the Ball out or ask him to do it  elsewhere in the Aba Friday night celtic 108, bulls ids Boston Larry Bint scored 38 Points and Kevin Mihalc added 22 to Lead Boston to a Triumph Over Chicago the ccllfc1 13th straight Victory Over the  Jordan who saw limited play ing Lime because of a bruised left thigh scored Only 17 Points but clinched his first Aba scoring title sporting a 37.1 average. Jordan played 25 minutes and hit five of 15 from the floor. The 6-fool-6 guard suffered inc injury in thursday night s game against Atlanta when he scored 61 Points the last of three straight games in which he scored at least 50.the third year pro ended the season with 3,041 Points the third highest sin Gle season total in Aba history. Wilt Chamberlain scored 4,029 Points in 1961 -62 and 3,5 86 in 1962-63. Chicago finished the season 40-42,missing a Chance to reach .500 for the first time since 1980-81, the bulls were led by Brad Sellers 21points. Marked Only the fifth time All season thai Jordan did no Lead Chicago in scoring. Boston Winner of 28 straight Home games never trailed and held a $1-50 Edge at halftime. The Aba champions opened the third Quarter with a 13-6 surge and Chicago was never Able Vodraw closer than three Points. Bull of my  York Moses Malone scored 22 Points to Pace Washington to a rout of new York that gave the bullets the sixth playoff spot in the Eastern conference spurs j15, lakers 13 san Antonio David Green Wood scored 23 Points As san Antonio snapped los Angeles 11-game winning Streak. Rockets 121, mar erects 99 Houston Akem Olajuwon scored 29 Points to Lead Houston Over Dallas. Pistons 130, nets 111 Pontiac Mich Adrian Dantle scored 28 Points and Bill Laimbock added 23 to Lead Detroit past new Jersey for a franchise record tying 52nd Victory of inc season. Trail blazers 111, jazz 101 Portland Ore. Clyde Drexler had 29 Points and 12 rebounds and Jerome Kersey added 26 Points and 14 rebounds As Portland held off Utah in a game that closed inc jazz s regular season. 3 suns indicted Davis suspended Phoenix Ariz. A three Phoenix suns players were indicted on drug charges and anole or All Siar guard Walter Davis was suspended for cocaine use As scandal rocked the Aba franchise from two sides Friday despite the problem. We will survive suns general manager Jerry Colang Irlo said. At a news conference Friday authorities said suns players James Edwards Jay Humphries and Grant Gondrezick and two former players were indicted by a county grand jury investigating cocaine trafficking. They face the possibility of permanent banishment from the Aba. The two former players were Garfield heard and Mike Braz. We will stand behind our players through this Colando said at a later news conference. We will not let this set us  a i the same Lime Colangelo said that Davis who underwent 30 Days of voluntary treatment for cocaine and alcohol abuse at a Southern California clinic in january 1986, admitted thai he Hud become involved with cocaine again and would in in scr a drug treat ment program. Davis came Forward Friday to admit he had a re lapse Colangelo said. A five time All Star and the Aba s Rookie of the year in 1977-78, Davis was suspended without pay. In a Telephone news conference Aba commissioner David Stem said Edwards Humphries and Gondre Rick underwent drug tests Friday and the results should be available on monday. Any player whose lest results Are positive automatically will be permanently disqualified from the Aba he said. If the player tests negative the Aba would have the right to lest that player three More times within the Nekl six weeks Stern said. If All tests prove  player will of presumed innocent until proven guilty and no Anion would be taken against him pending the outcome of the criminal  Sirn said if any player is convicted of a crime involving the use or distribution of cocaine he will be permanently disqualified from inc  Phoenix police chief Ruben Ortega announced the indictments which were returned thursday lie said they came after a two month probe by the police Spe Cial investigations Bureau and thai the investigation continues. Maricopa county attorney Tom Collins said the investigation showed the players were in Quin King local establishment and obtaining  he said the probe focused on individuals and individual acts and nol on the Phoenix suns organization As a  Edwards 31, a nine year Veteran Center was indicted on three counts conspiracy to possess a narcotic drug conspiracy to Transfer a narcotic drug and conspiracy to Transfer or possess marijuana. Humphries 24, a Bird year guard was ill iced on one count of conspiracy to Transfer and or psst a marijuana and or a narcotic drug. Vondre ick 24, a Rookie guard was indicted on three counts conspiracy to pusses namnii1 drug conspiracy Transfer of offer to Transfer a name ii drug and attempt o possess a Rar Colic drug. Brno. 31, was indic d on three counts conspiracy see suns on Page 23