European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 24, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday january 24, 1992 the stars and stripes 0 a Quot i the 76ers�?T Jeff Ruland wraps up the Ball along with the a Nicks John Starks in the first half at Philadelphia. The mixers won 119-109, knocking the kicks out of first place. A Barkley Sparks 76ers by the associated press Philadelphia Charles Barkley scored 37 Points and established a club career rebound record As the Philadelphia 76ers beat the new York kicks 119-109 wednesday night for their third Victory in a Row. Barkley a 14 rebounds give him 6,642, four More than Billy Cunningham and 10 ahead of Wilt Chamberlain for the most by a 76er since the team moved from Syracuse in 1963. The totals for Cunningham and Chamberlain done to include stints with the Philadelphia warriors. Barkley scored the first 10 Points of the third period and had 17 in the Quarter As the 76ers built an 86-72 Lead. New York got no closer than 10 in the final period As the kicks lost for the fourth time in five games and fell a game Back of Boston in the Atlantic division. In other games wednesday nets 106, suns 104 East Rutherford . Derrick Coleman scored 28 Points and Reserve Forward Rafael Addison had 9 of his season High 19 in the fourth Quarter Aba leading new Jersey Over Phoenix. Point guard cookie Blaylock also had a Strong performance with 18 Points 12 rebounds nine assists and five steals for the nets who have climbed into playoff Contention with 11 victories in 14 games after a 7-18  115, hornets 112 Charlotte . A Michael Jordan scored 23 Points and his tie breaking three Point play with 8.3 seconds left gave Chicago its 11th consecutive Victory and handed the hornets their fifth straight  119, pacers 115, of Richfield Ohio a Larry Nance Sank two Baseline jumpers in the final 1 13 As Cleveland overcame a five Point deficit in  125, bullets 112 Miami a Glen Rice scored 22 Points and Rony Seikaly sparked a third period surge As Miami handed Washington its fourth straight  107, magic 95 Boston a Reggie Lewis 14 third Quarter Points and a 14-0 fourth Quarter run keyed Bostons fourth straight Victory and moved the celtics into first place in the Atlantic  118, Bucks 116 Dallas a Dallas ended its 11-Gamc losing Streak As Rookie Doug Smith scored 12 of his 26 Points in the fourth Quarter to help the Mavericks erase an 11-Point deficit and beat Milwaukee. Dallas Derek Harper contributed 16 assists and scored his 10,000th Aba Point on a third Quarter  100, spurs 98 Salt Lake City John Stockton hit three free throws in the final 16 seconds and Reserve Mike Brown had five Points in the last 1 16 As Utah held off san  136, Hawks 124 Oakland Calif. Chris Mullin scored 30 Points As Golden state won its fifth straight game and continued its High scoring ways by whipping  hire Karl Seattle a George Karl the former coach of Cleveland and Golden state was hired thursday As coach of the Seattle supersonics. Club president Bob Whitsett said Karl 40, was to be on the Bench thursday night. Karl quit sunday As coach of real Madrid which was 17-7 in the Spanish league. Bob Kloppenburg hired As the teams interim head coach after . Jones was fired Jan. 15, will remain on the Bench to assist Karl. Kloppenburg previously was an assistant coach assigned to scouting. Karl coached the Cavaliers from 1984-86 and the warriors from 1986-88. His career Aba record is 119-176, but he was second in voting for coach of the year in 1987.olympic Boycott recommended if magic plays Melbourne Australia a an australian olympic federation medical official has recommended a Boycott against the United states basketball team if magic Johnson plays in the summer games. Or. Brian Sando the senior medical director of the federations basketball program said wednesday that Johnson who has tested his positive represents a realistic threat of passing on the infection. Johnson who has retired As a player with the los Angeles lakers has said he would like to play for the . Olympic team in Barcelona and in the a bad Sall Star game next month. A i would certainly recommend that our basketball ers not compete with a team of which magic Johnson was a member a Sando said. A that risk a even though its Small a you cannot absolutely say its never going to  several members of australians olympic team agree with Sando. Center Mark Bradtke has called for compulsory his testing for All olympic competitors. Center Ray Borner said he has concerns Over playing against the americans if Johnson plays. A i would have thought that in any con tact sport anybody his positive would basically not play a Borner said. A a it a common  a a in be been involved in lots of games where people have been bleeding. Even if they have to leave the court the initial Contact could be enough to get infected. Its a Long shot but its  he said he would consider forfeiting a game if Johnson played. A if it was a Choice of playing for Gold or staying off and taking Silver id take Silver a Borner said. Captain Phil Smyth said that if they can prove medically that he a in no danger then he would play. A if medically they can prove that then id have no problems playing Quot Smyth said. Australian coach Adrian Hurley said the decision to play against Johnson is a entirely up to the player to make a responsible informed  but australian team medical officer or. Peter Harcourt said the Issue Over Johnson is a a storm in a Teacup and said some comments were not informed. A the Only Way you might pass the disease on is if you come in Contact with infected blood and you be got an open wound or maybe its splashed in the Eye a Harcourt said