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Maya Moore
Winning four WNBA titles and stepping away from basketball to campaign for criminal-justice reform.
Four WNBA titles · Olympic gold
- Born
- 11 June 1989
- Birthplace
- Jefferson City, United States
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Maya Moore
Maya Moore is an American basketball champion whose career combined college, professional and Olympic success.
Early life
Early basketball
Began playing as a young child with encouragement from her mother.
Connecticut
Studied and played at UConn, winning two NCAA championships.
Career
- 2011
WNBA debut
Joined Minnesota as the first draft pick.
- 2014
League MVP
Earned the WNBA Most Valuable Player award.
- 2019
Stepping away
Paused her career to focus on justice advocacy.
Achievements
Four WNBA titles
Helped the Lynx win four championships.
Olympic gold
Won twice with the United States.
Finals MVP
Led Minnesota through a championship-winning series.
Beyond sport
Justice campaign
Campaigned to overturn Jonathan Irons’s conviction and secure his release.
Family
Married Irons in 2020.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Further source ↗Photo: Lorie Shaull from St Paul, United States. CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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