[Rummyfan]

Earl the Pearl was a Knickerbocker nemesis in 1970.

Earl wanted out of Baltimore, which was a small-market NBA town even in the late 1960s and 1970s (witness Abe Pollin moving the team to the DC area a short while later). He wanted to play under the brighter lights of New York or LA.

[jttpwalsh]

Thanks for your replies :)