WNBA star Maya Moore weds the man she saved from prison after a "long, long battle"

In July, WNBA star Maya Moore me helines for helping save Jonathan Irons from imprisonment. Irons, 40, was released from Missouri's Jefferson City Correctional Center after being wrongly imprisoned since he was 18. Moore was present when Irons was released, visibly elated as she dropped down to her knees in relief. During a recent appearance on Good Morning America, Moore and Irons revealed that y got married this summer and will continue working toger as a married couple. 

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"We wanted to anunce today that we are super excited to continue work that we've been doing toger, but doing it as a married couple," Moore said before ding that y are excited to start ir new life toger. Moore, who put her career on hold to help free Irons in February 2019, was asked about her return to WNBA. four-time WNBA champion stated that she is "trying to really just brea from this long, long battle". As re are still a lot of unkwns, she ded that she has t planned her next steps yet. 

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Jonathan Irons was falsely convicted of burglary and assault when he was 18 and walked out a free man deces later. In 1998, he was convicted after a burglary and shooting at Stanley Stotler's home. While clearing Irons of all charges, Missouri judge Daniel Green wrote that original case against Irons was “very weak and circumstantial at best". Moore and her family met Irons via prison ministry. y met in 2007 during a penitentiary visit before Moore started studying at University of Connecticut. She first talked about Irons publicly in 2016 as she started vocating against current legal system in USA. 

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31-year-old has won four WNBA titles with Minnesota Lynx. In 2014, she won WNBA MVP award and was also 2011 Rookie of Year. six-time WNBA All-Star & five-time All-WNBA first-team player also won two national championships while at University of Connecticut.

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(Im source: Maya Moore Instagram)