Roland Lazenby: But to Jerry Krause’s credit, back when white executives weren’t bothering to look at HBCUs (historically black colleges and universities), Krause was all over that. He became extremely close with (legendary coach Clarence) “Big House” Gaines at Winston-Salem State. Of course, (he) was an early, early proponent of (New York Knicks guard) Earl “The Pearl” Monroe. The NBA still wasn’t paying a lot of attention to HBCUs.