Remembering the Cincinnati Royals, 1979

[In the 2019 book titled Collision Course, writer William Cook examined the demise of the Cincinnati Royals, focusing on the rift between the team’s coach Bob Cousy and its star Oscar Robertson. Cousy won the battle when the team’s general manager Joe Axelson sided with the coach and unloaded Robertson. But Robertson got the last laugh when the team’s l…