Earl Monroe
Earl Monroe: 75 Stories
Earl Monroe: The Pearl
Earl "The Pearl" Monroe
One-on-One Interview
One-on-One Interview
One-on-One Interview
Black Magic: The Rise Of Black Basketball
Legends Profile: Earl Monroe
Before the arrival of Earvin “Magic” Johnson there was another “Magic” — “Black Magic,” also known as “Earl the Pearl.” He was Earl Monroe, a dazzling ballhandler and one-on-one virtuoso who made crowds gasp with his slashing drives to the hoop…
Archive 75: Earl Monroe
For Earl Monroe, the genius was in his hips. With the basketball in his hands he could keep defenders at bay, locked to his side; the rhythm he moved to was found only between his ears, with would-be stoppers left to guess the beat. The guards who came before him…
"The Pearl" Still Shining
I didn’t really think about it because I didn’t start playing until I was 14. It was mainly just trial and error. Nowadays, you have clinics where somebody comes and teaches you how to play. I basically taught myself. The things that didn’t, I threw out…
Earl Monroe: The Godfather Of Playground Basketball Holds Court
I’ve been kind of a closed person for most of that time, and in a lot of instances I felt that people didn’t really know me. I actually started writing this book with [collaborator] Quincy [Troupe] back in 2006 or 2007, but it wasn’t really shaping up the way I thought it would…
Earl Monroe Hopes To Transform Lives
When Earl Monroe played for the New York Knicks, he was a 6-foot-3 guard who could spin, hang in the air and score over taller players. Monroe, a Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer, had a big impact on the game. He is now making…
The Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School
On the first day of basketball tryouts, half of the school showed up. Kenneth Miller, the boys coach, assessed the assembled crowd of 50 freshmen. Some of the 13-to-15-year-olds in front of him looked old enough to…
Hall of Famer Earl Monroe Makes the Best Possible Investment in New York’s Future
More than 40 years since retiring from the New York Knicks, Hall of Famer Earl Monroe continues to give back to the city where he played his final nine seasons. In retirement, the 76-year-old’s projects link sports and education. His latest venture…
