Earl Monroe was one of the most exciting combo guards of his generation. He takes great pride in being a prolific scorer and ahead of his time in terms of beating his opponents in isolated, one-on-one ...

Earl Monroe of Winston-Salem State in 1967, the year he averaged 41.5 points per game before going on to a stellar NBA career. The News & Observer file photo Earl “The Pearl” Monroe turned 80 Thursday ...

Former Knicks great Earl Monroe — a man of many nicknames and a member of the 1973 championship squad — takes a shot at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: A quote from your friend and former ...

Earl Monroe's playing style was truly ahead of its time. The former 6'3" guard showcased smooth dribbling, crafty moves when ...

"He only got 6 on me" - Earl Monroe's positive perspective when Maravich dropped 68 points on his Knicks originally appeared on Basketball Network. In the history of the NBA, there are a few ...

This was a good week for Earl “The Pearl” Monroe. Each day, he received increasingly positive updates from China, where the basketball team for the Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School was ...

The occasion that gathered a huge contingent of NBA power players — from NBA commissioner Adam Silver to Knicks front-office leadership Leon Rose and William Wesley as well as Tom Thibodeau, Julius ...

NBA great Earl Monroe had a couple of nicknames during his playing days. One was "Black Jesus." The other was "The Pearl." He could do things with the ball that were considered mythical. Its no wonder ...

To Baltimore basketball fans more than 40 years old, Earl “The Pearl” Monroe will forever remain the glorious guard with the reverse spin, the youthful magician who once spun 56 points on Jerry West ...

Earl “The Pearl” Monroe turned 80 Thursday. And if you don’t know who that is, let’s change that. Before the NBA had a 3-point line, before players routinely dribbled behind their back to find space, ...