European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday june 23,1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 21lever traded to mavs a obviously we hate to give up a player of fat levers Caliper but our team needs a face lift and we feel this can improve the Denver nuggets in the Long  lever 6-foot-3 and 175 pounds turns 30 on aug. 18. The 8-year Veteran led Denver in Dallas a the Dallas Mavericks traded a package of draft picks to he Denver nuggets in Exchange for guard fat lever on thursday night. The Mavericks acquired the two time All Star guard in Exchange for the ninth election in the first round of wednesday s the june 27 Aba draft and a 1991 first round selection. A a we re pleased to add another Quality Euard to support Rolando Blackman and Derek Harper a Mavericks general manager Norm Sonju said. Nuggets president Carl Scheer said pistons make 2nd showing at White House Washington apr president Bush welcomed the Detroit pistons to the White House for the second consecutive year thursday hailing the teamwork and poise that propelled them to their repeat Aba championship. A a that a the pistons Brand of basketball that has captivated the hearts of this country a Bush said at a Rose Garden ceremony. A i Welcome you Back True champions that you Are. Maybe ill see you Here next  the 12 players coach Chuck Daly and team officials stood behind Bush and vice president Dan Quayle shuffling uncomfortably in the stifling heat. The president expressed sympathy for Joe Dumars whose father died during the playoffs. Bush rattled off a Litany of the teams accomplishments including being the third team to win consecutive National basketball association championships. He praised their a take no prisoners pressure defense and tossed out one liners about individual pistons. Isiah Thomas was a a everybody a map a Bush said while hard nosed Center Bill Laimbeer was a my old Friend or.  although James Edwards Niclo iame is Buddha a i know no one is Ever going to Call Bill Laimbeer Ghandi a Bush said. A Kinder gentler maybe but not  Thomas named most valuable player in the Aba finals in which the pistons Defeated the Portland Trail blazers four games to one presented Bush with a pistons Jersey. A even though we re no. 1, he a also no. 1,�?� Thomas said. Fat lever scoring 18.3rebounding 9.3assists 6.5 and steals 2.12 this season and made his second All Star appearance. Lever came to the nuggets in 1984 along with Calvin Natt Wayne Cooper and a no. 1 pick when Denver sent Kiki Vandeweghe to the Portland Trail blazers. While in Denver lever led the Aba in triple doubles for the 1986-87 season. He led the nuggets in steals and assists each year since 1984-85 and has been the clubs top rebounded and the a bad Stop rebounding guard the last four seasons. For lever the Mavericks gave up their no. 9 pick which they acquired from Washington in Exchange for Jay Vincent on sept. 3, 1986. Dallas also traded the Detroit pistons 1991 first round selection which it acquired on feb. 15, 1989, along with Adrian Dant Ley in Exchange for Mark Aguirre. With the Trade Denver holds four no. 1 choices in the next two drafts. On Friday the Miami heat traded its no. 3 draft Choice for the nuggets no. 9 and 15 selections. The Denver Miami Deal is contingent on lever passing a physical by tuesday night. Isiah Thomas presents a pistons Jersey to president Bush As vice president Dan Quayle far left looks on  cup Roundup on Page 23 yanks win a rarity third straight Tan sports television baseball a St. Louis at Chicago cubs pm saturday san Diego at Atlanta Halo . Sunday. Radio baseball a san Francisco at Houston pm. Saturday Cleveland at Milwaukee 0 . Sunday. By the associated press Toronto a the new York Yankees equated their longest winning Streak of the season at three games thursday night scoring four times in the eighth inning on Rookie Jim Leyritz a tiebreak ing single and Pinch hitter Matt Nokes three run Homer to beat the Toronto Blue jays 7-6. The uprising which broke a 3-3 tie gave Rookie Alan Mills 1_2 his first major league Victory. Mills pitched two innings in Relief of starter Andy Hawkins but yielded John Olerud a second Homer of the game and sixth of the season to Start the Toronto eighth. Mills was then replaced by Dave Rig Hetti who earned his 14th save despite a two run Homer by George Bell with two out in the ninth his second of the game and 14th of the season. Pinch hitter Gle Nallen Hill singled but second baseman Steve sax leaped to Knock Down Olerud s liner and threw him out to end the  i Roundup the Yankees Only other three game winning Streak was a May 3-4-5 sweep in California. Jim Acker 1-2 took Over for Toronto in the eighth after David Wells gave up three runs and eight hits in seven innings. He walked Jesse Barfield with one out and second baseman Manny Lee failed to handle Mel Halls bouncer for an error sending Barfield to third. Deion Sanders ran for Hall and stole second before Leyritz hit a smash off the Glove of diving shortstop Tony Fernandez to snap the tie. Duane Ward replaced Acker and Nokes batting for Bob Geren hit his fifth Home run of the season to make it 7-3. The Yankees took a 1-0 Lead in the first inning on doubles by sax and Don Mattingly. Olerud a first Nomer tied it in the second inning and Belles first Homer put Toronto ahead 2-1 in the second. With two out in the new York sixth Barfield singled and Hall hit his ninth Homer for a 3-2 Lead. But Olerud and Greg Myers opened the Toronto sixth with singles chasing Hawkins. Lee greeted Mills with a run scoring grounder. In other games thursday indians 4, orioles 3,10 innings Cleveland a Tom Brookens infield hit with the bases loaded and two out in the 10th inning gave Cleveland a Victory Over Baltimore. It was the indians fifth win in six games. Cleveland Relief Ace Doug Jones 3-2 pitched out of jams in the ninth and 10th innings. Mitch Webster led off the Cleveland 10th with a bunt single off Brian Holton 2-3 and took second on Jerry Browne a sacrifice. Carlos Baraga whose Pinch hit two run double tied the game in the eighth was intentionally walked. One out later Candy Maldonado see Al on Page 26