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\n3-time NBA Champion, Devean George has a plan to bring a sense of hope to the North Minneapolis area where he was raised.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After 11 successful seasons in the NBA playing alongside Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O\u2019Neal and Dirk Nowitzki in Dallas, George had a vision for his future after ball.\u00a0 He was back in his city of North Minneapolis when he witnessed a random drive-by that killed an 11-year-old boy.\u00a0 At that moment he knew a change needed to happen to the area. Devean George planned an affordable 45-unit apartment complex in North Minneapolis in hopes of cleaning the area, and making it a great safe place to live.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI wanted to become a person that helped people. There are a lot of people that suffer that aren\u2019t involved in the bad stuff going on,\u201d said George. \u201cI figured out that playing basketball was not the end goal. I figured out that me playing basketball was probably just to set up for what I\u2019m doing now. \u201cIt is more of me being put in position to be able to help people and have a voice.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Devean\u2019s father Eddie George Sr still lives in the area and said \u201cA lot of kids around here need something to do.\u00a0 There should be more than just hearing gun shots.\u00a0 There is still good around here\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n
George has plenty of support in the area and knows that the project won\u2019t be easy, but it\u2019s a start in the right direction.\u00a0 The reconstruction will take place in one of the highest crime intersections in North Minneapolis.\u00a0<\/p>\n