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 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 ...

There are famous names on many buildings throughout New York City. Buildings named after politicians, businessmen and philanthropists are numbered in the hundreds. And it’s rare when a building is ...

It will be a historic day in Earl “The Pearl” Monroe’s long life on Wednesday when a new building opens at his high school that’s located in The Bronx, New York. Monroe, 79, has been hampered by ...

MOTT HAVEN, The Bronx (WABC) -- New York Knicks legends and NBA officials took part in a special groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday for the Earl Monroe New Renaissance Charter Basketball School.

When asked if it’s true that he had a tryout at N.C. Central and wasn’t taken onto the team, Earl “The Pearl” Monroe smiles and shakes his head. “They’ve got so many stories of me, I’ve been to every ...

Like an exhilarating jazz interlude, Earl Monroe dazzled NBA fans on the court with his improvisational style of play. Before LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson or even Julius ...