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If you’re connecting Maya Moore’s name with basketball, you’re not wrong. She’s played all over the world and was the first all-around pick in the 2011 WNBA draft, eventually signing with the Minnesota Lynx. She won four WNBA championships and several MVP awards, along with two Olympic gold medals. An awesome record that has earned her selection for the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024 and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2025.
But Moore’s influence has extended well beyond the basketball court, beginning in 2018 when she stepped down to focus her energy on her family and overturning the wrongful conviction of Jonathan Irons, who is now her husband.
After Iron’s release, she founded her nonprofit, Win With Justice, through which she has been a tireless voice for criminal justice reform. Her work not only supports the wrongfully convicted but also helps their families navigate what is always a terribly difficult situation and the justice system in general.
