“God couldn’t go one-on-one with Earl Monroe,” a teammate declared during his prime in the late 1960s and ’70s. A half-century later, as he turns 80 years old Thursday, Monroe struggles to ...

When NBA great Bob McAdoo was growing up, it was the standard for big men to play in the post. McAdoo had no interest in that. He wanted to play with flash and ...

ClutchPoints’ Tim Crean on Monroe: “Earl Monroe is one of the best guards in NBA history and was on the 1973 Knicks championship team, although not the 1970 one.” “The Pearl” spent nine ...

Center Karl-Anthony Towns reacts to his first All-Star selection as a member of the New York Knicks, credits his teammates ...

The two Knicks named to the starting lineup of the All-Star Game next month have their eyes on also joining Walt Frazier and ...

Vernon Earl Monroe is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed as "Black Jesus" and "Earl the Pearl" due to his on-court ...

If there is any hopeful throwback to Knicks history it is that the last time the Knicks had two starters in the All-Star Game ...

Anthuan Valerio, a student at Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School in the Bronx displays his Certificate of ...

Earl Monroes twisting, spinning, faking, and dribbling exploits made him a cult hero and earned him the nickname "The Pearl." Under Hall of Fame coach Clarence Gaines, Monroe became a ...

Knicks superstars Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns were announced as All-Star Game starters this week, and they credited ...