“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Take a look at two good plays from KAT and Brunson (from this season) + two good plays from Walt Frazier and Earl Monroe (from the 1974-75 season and All-Star game). Stat: Jalen Brunson and Karl ...

Deer Park coach John McCaffrey notched his 300th win and Smithtown West coach Mike Agostino recorded his 200th triumph.

The two Knicks named to the starting lineup of the All-Star Game next month have their eyes on also joining Walt Frazier and Earl Monroe in a far more historical classification. Jalen Brunson and ...

He wanted to play with flash and pizazz. Because that's the way his favorite player, Earl Monroe, did in the 1970s. "My hero growing up in North Carolina was Earl Monroe," McAdoo said in an ...

Take a look at two good plays from KAT and Brunson (from this season) + two good plays from Walt Frazier and Earl Monroe (from the 1974-75 season and All-Star game). Stat: Jalen Brunson and ...