Report: P.J. Hairston told cops convicted felon loaned him car

Posted Jul 12, 2013
North Carolina standout P.J. Hairston admitted to police that he's a recreational marijuana user and that Haydn "Fats" Thomas loaned him the rental car that he was driving on the night of his arrest last month, according to a report. Hairston's statement to police contradicts the story from Thomas, a convicted felon who has told reporters that he did not give the 2013 GMC Yukon to Hairston but to another man (CBS Sports)

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