Article: Augsburg retires George's No. 40; The L.A. Lakers' Devean George, the first NCAA Division III player taken in the first round of the NBA draft, received a special honor.(SPORTS)

Byline: Patrick Reusse; Staff Writer

The NBA is on its All-Star break this weekend. Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal went to Atlanta to represent the three-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers at tonight's game. A teammate, Devean George, came home to Minneapolis to have his number retired by Augsburg College.

The Auggies billed it as "Devean George Weekend." There was a convocation for students Friday, followed by a luncheon. On Saturday, at halftime of the Augsburg-Hamline game, there was the official jersey retirement ceremony.

George was surrounded on the court by family members, former coaches and former teammates from Augsburg and ...

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