MYRON PIGGIE THE HUSTLE(R) THAT CHANGED THE GAME

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Before NIL. Before million-dollar shoe deals. Before the rules were rewritten-there was Myron Piggie.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>From the streets of Kansas City to the national stage </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>MYRON PIGGIE: THE HUSTLE(R) THAT CHANGED THE GAME</em></strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> tells the raw untold true life story of the man who helped shape modern AAU basketball and paid the price for being ahead of his time.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Piggie built one of the most influential grassroots basketball teams in the country guiding the careers of future stars like </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Earl Watson</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> a 13-year NBA veteran and former Head Coach of the Phoenix Suns </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Corey Maggette</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> a 14-year NBA veteran and Duke standout and </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>JaRon Rush 1</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>998 McDonald's All-American and UCLA Bruin. These weren't just players they were proof of what happens when belief opportunity and raw talent meet a man dedicated to helping them realize their dreams.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Long before today's athletes could profit from their </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Name Image and Likeness</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> Piggie was the </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>first casualty of NIL-long before it even had a name.</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> He invested in his players gave them resources and opened doors the system had closed. For that he was punished. The same structure that now profits from the NIL revolution once branded him a villain for doing what it celebrates today.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Written by </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Michael Watson</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> one of Piggie's former players and a Missouri Sports Hall of Famer this book takes readers deep into the culture of AAU basketball ambition and redemption. It's a story of loyalty and betrayal power and perseverance and the lasting legacy of a man who changed the game and became a scapegoat in the process.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>MYRON PIGGIE: THE HUSTLE(R) THAT CHANGED THE GAME</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> is the story they tried to bury but couldn't silence.</span></p><p></p>