European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday january 23, 1993 sports the stars and stripes a Pago 33 hit Barkley the Only thing thicker than Charles Barkley s thick Skull is his Wallet. But at least As dense Are the Aba  still think the Only Way to his conscience is through his Back pocket. In Case you missed the latest episode of Quot Charles ,. Not in charge a Barkley threw a Godzilla sized fit in new York just seconds after his Phoenix suns lost to the kicks. On monday. Two Days later the league retaliated with what it considered an equally outsize penalty $10,000 in fines and a one game suspension. It Olajuwon hits 38 on his 30th As rockets Roll by the associated press Houston Hakeem Olajuwon celebrated his 30th birthday with 38 Points against Detroit helping the Houston rockets beat the pistons 126-120 for their seventh consecutive Victory. Olajuwon a performance extended the rockets record to 5-0 in games that Ola Juwon has played on his birthday. In his Quot a a Jay Gai Milwaukee 117-107. 1992 birthday game the rockets beat Detroit a Joe Dumars looks for room to shoot As Houston Shakeem Olajuwon throws up a Block and Kenny Smith looks on thursday night. The rockets who lost seven straight before their latest winning Streak took a 102-87 Lead into the fourth period but the pistons closed to 115-112 with 3 21 left. Olajuwon kept the rockets on top with eight Points in the final 6 22. Joe Dumars scored 32 Points and Isiah Thomas 30 for Detroit which lost its fourth straight game and its sixth in a Row on the Road the rockets struck quickly with 12 straight Points during a 29-13 spurt in a Span of 7 02 in the. First Quarter. They went on to Lead 67-56 at the half. In other games thursday bulls 107, nets 94 East Rutherford . Michael Jordan scored 12 of his 30 Points in the first Quarter and the Chicago bulls went on to end the new jerseys five game winning Streak. The nets winners of 11 of 16 games looked at the matchup with the bulls As a yardstick measuring themselves against the two time defending Aba champions and Eastern conference pacesetters this season. Chuck Dalys team did no to measure up in losing to the bulls for the eighth straight time but they showed flashes of being ready to contend Down the Road. Scottie pippin and by. Armstrong who hit his first five shots after coming off the Bench added 18 Points each for Chicago while Horace Grant had 15 Points and 12 rebounds. Kenny Anderson and Derrick Coleman each scored 22 Points for new Jersey Aba with Anderson also handing out a dozen assists and Coleman getting 12 rebounds the bulls started the game As if they had something to prove. They limited new Jersey to l-Fpr-9 shooting in opening a 14-5 Lead following consecutive baskets by Jordan and John Paxson. Bucks 110, pacers 108 Indianapolis Blue Edwards scored 27 Points and Todd Day 24 As Milwaukee snapped its seven game losing Streak with a Victory Over Indiana. The Bucks did no to allow the pacers a Field goal after Sam Mitchells with 4 06 left tied the game 103-10, despite the Field goal drought the pacers still had a Chance to win in the final  but with Milwaukee leading 109-108, George Mcclouds inbound pass to Dale Davis with two seconds left flew Over his head near the Indiana Basket. The pacers who led by nine in the third period but made just 5 of 23 shots in the final Quarter fouled Eric Murdock in the scramble for the Ball and he made one of two free throws with 1.7 seconds remaining to end the scoring. Nuggets 110, Mavericks 94 Dallas a Dallas with its Best Chance of the season to win consecutive games  pull it off As Denver snapped a 13-game Road losing Streak. Chris Jackson scored 24 Points including two key baskets during a decisive fourth Quarter run sending the Mavericks to their 31st loss in 34 games. Dallas beat Detroit 113-103 on tuesday nigh i snapping a 15-Gamc losing Streak. The nuggets also got 19 Points from Reggie Williams and 16 rebounds from Laphonso Ellis. Denver is now 2-18 on the Road this season with its Only other Victory coming at los Angelus against the clippers on nov. 27. Not in Jim Utke Quot did we get his attention this time a Rod Thorn the Aba s vice president of operations Lay a speculate on that. Part. Said thursday a i wont even. Quot with a lot of Guys you know fines or suspensions or both will have the intended effect. But Charles Quot Thorn added Quot is a different kind of . And a very Rich one As Barkley never tires of reminding us. So Rich in fact that nothing Short of a very Long suspension will Ever get his attention. After All it never has before. Three years ago the league fined Barkley then with Philadelphia a Cool $20,000 for launching a left Hook at Bill Laimbeer. Is reaction a i make $3 million. So what a a few thousand dollars a barely a week later Barkley had to Ante up $3,500 commentary More for climbing up into Jack Haleys face. Was he any More contrite in a just going to pop Mem a Barkley snickered Quot in the flow of the game. A in fact the last Chance to reach Charles by reaching into his Wallet had already evaporated the previous summer. That was when Barkley in Iest said he would deduct $45,000 Worth of fines from the previous season on his income tax filing and the internal Revenue service people who never jest said that was of with them. Including this latest Fine Barkley now has directed some $140,000 to Charity coffers via the Aba front office. And he is no More penitent today a nor mindful of the Money a than he Ever was indeed it was referee Jim Clark s warning about Money that touched off Charles snit the other Day. At the end of the Knick game Barkley insisted a and the videotape backs him up a that he was fouled trying to get Oft a 3-Point shot in the waning seconds. When no Call was forthcoming he started Seething. But he did t lose it until a Nasty pos game Exchange ended with Clark telling Barkley that the opinions head expressed therein would Cost him. In no time at All Barkley had leaped onto the scorers table and then without regard for life limb and the assortment of electrical cables clogging his Jath proceeded to Chase Clark Down a corridor to the Ocker room. Fortunately for both Clark was already safely inside. Now it might be Worth asking whether Barkley heavy ing a 3-Pointer at the end of a game was a Good decision a although he would never ask himself such a thing. No the Only question Charles wanted answered was Why Clark would add insult Quot its Gonna Cost you Money a to the injury of a blown Call. Quot he should have never said this was going to Cost me Money. This is not about Money a Barkley said after the game. Quot i make More Money than they do. I make More Money Quot he added eyeing the reporters at his locker Quot than everybody in the  True. But enough with the Money already. The Only Way Charles goes along with the program is if it starts costing him games. And not just one game to a time As has happened now on three occasions but enough so that maybe his absence will mean enough losses to Cost the suns the Home court somewhere through the postseason. While Phoenix lost at Cleveland 123-119 on wednesday night Charles was serving his sentence in relative Comfort at a nearby sports bar. But no doubt the things his teammates said afterwards Quot he Wasny to there to turn mistakes into Good plays a stung him More than losing what amounts to one quarters Worth of pay. Right now Charles cares about nothing so much As winning a title. One clue could be found in Nis restrained reaction to this latest hit. But if the Aba higher ups really want to Reform him they should quit trying to Dent his Wallet when making him sit on it a Little More often would be much More effective. The Aito Clauad Pratt