“This kid has the same passion” – When Michael Jordan gave Russell Westbrook the ultimate praise by comparing him to himself MJ's words are the ultimate validation of Russ's legacy. Mario Chalmers ...

View post: What Is Roger Federer’s Hall of Fame Ring and Why Was It Presented at the US Open? There are countless memorable sports nicknames, but Earl Monroe’s “the Pearl” is one of the most ...

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 ...

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 Pearl thinks these Knicks are a gem. New York basketball legend and 1973 NBA champion Earl “The Pearl” Monroe has high hopes and higher expectations for the Knicks in the 2026 NBA Finals. “It’s ...

“Can you please tell your boy to put a hand up?” – Larry Bird roasted Dominique Wilkins over his defense decades after their rivalry ended Their playing days were over, but Bird never passed up an ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Find out why Adam Silver, Julius ...

NBA great Earl Monroe had a couple of nicknames during his playing days. One was "Black Jesus." The other was "The Pearl." He could do things with the ball that were considered mythical. Its no wonder ...

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 of his 14 NBA ...

The Earl Monroe charter basketball school will have a curriculum centered around the game. MOTT HAVEN, The Bronx (WABC) -- New York Knicks legends and NBA officials took part in a special ...

A New York City high school uses Zion Williamson's career as a case study for a science course. The class at The Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School covers nutrition, psychology, and ...

The Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School had some help raising $400,000 on Tuesday evening. One of the school’s board members, Stephen Adly Guirgis, the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, ...