There are countless memorable sports nicknames, but Earl Monroe’s “the Pearl” is one of the most recognizable in NBA history.

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.

"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 country’s first hoops-themed school is already a slam dunk for students, officials said. The Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball Charter School — named after NBA Hall of Famer and Knicks ...

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 ...

Nicknames are often criticized in today's NBA. Fans say they are too basic. Anthony Davis is AD. Kevin Garnett was KG. It's gotten to the point nickname aren't even as important. Time was, they were ...

The unmistakable sound of Tom Thibodeau laughing at my expense echoed across the South Bronx pavement, where the groundbreaking for the Earl Monroe New Basketball Renaissance School took place a few ...

THE BRONX-Upon their respective NBA entries, New York Knicks legend Walt "Clyde" Frazier was awaiting and hating his matchup with Earl "The Pearl" Monroe. "Earl and I were drafted the same year," ...