For Shaun Livingston, agreeing to be …

For Shaun Livingston, agreeing to be the guest speaker for next year’s Best of Central Illinois Preps gala was a “no-brainer.” “I want to establish my post-career and presence in the Peoria area,” the three-time NBA champion and Peoria native said via phone from his home in the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Area. “Peoria is near and dear to my heart. It makes a lot of sense to go back and talk to the kids. They’re our future leaders. If you can help put them on the right path they’re already on, that for me was extra motivation.”