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Happy Hairston: Oh, Happy Days, 1971

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Happy Hairston: Oh, Happy Days, 1971

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Jan 6, 2022
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Happy Hairston: Oh, Happy Days, 1971

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[When Happy Hairston broke into the NBA with the Cincinnati Royals in 1964, he quickly became known for being anything but happy. “Troublemaker” seemed like the better descriptor. The outspoken Hairston got into an oncourt argument with the team’s star Jerry Lucas, and Royals head coach Ed Jucker benched him. When a reporter asked why he’d been benched,…

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