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Minnesota Lynx's Maya Moore in action against the Seattle Storm in the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Sept. 10, 2013, in Seattle. Moore has officially decided to retire from playing basketball, making her announcement on “Good Morning America” on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) **FILE**

Four-time WNBA champion Maya Moore officially retires at 33

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2020, file photo, former Connecticut and Minnesota Lynx player Maya Moore applauds in Hartford, Conn. Moore says she is not ready to return to the WNBA. The basketball star said on ABC’s Good Morning America that she remains focused for now on her marriage to Jonathan Irons and their activism for criminal justice reform. She has not played for the Minnesota Lynx since the 2018 season. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Newlywed Maya Moore says she’s not ready to return to WNBA

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Maya Moore now wed, to wrongfully jailed man she helped free

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FILE - In this March 31, 2009, file photo, Connecticut guard Renee Montgomery brings the ball up during the second half of a women's NCAA college basketball tournament regional final against Arizona State in Trenton, N.J. At rear is Connecticut coach Gene Auriemma. Montgomery and Tiffany Hayes appreciated what former UConn teammate Maya Moore was doing when the All-Star forward stepped away from basketball two years ago to focus on criminal justice reform. The Atlanta Dream guards admit they weren't sure why she couldn't continue keep playing at the same time. Now they have a better understanding. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

Trio of former UConn greats leading social justice charge

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

Missouri man freed from prison with help from WNBA’s Moore

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Ruling in Missouri case backed by WNBA’s Moore appealed

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Jefferson City, Mo., native and WNBA star Maya Moore, right, calls Jonathan Irons as supporters react Monday, March 9, 2020, in Jefferson City after Cole County Judge Dan Green overturned Irons' convictions in a 1997 burglary and assault case. Moore, a family friend, had supported Irons, sharing his story on a national basis. (Jeff Haldiman/The Jefferson City News-Tribune via AP)

Judge tosses convictions in case championed by WNBA’s Moore

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

Minnesota Lynx and former Connecticut player Maya Moore, left, puts her arm around former Connecticut teammate and New York Liberty player Tina Charles during a ceremony honoring their championship team before an exhibition basketball game between Connecticut and the United States, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Maya Moore at peace with decision to skip second WNBA season

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

Lynx star Maya Moore opts to stay on hiatus from WNBA in ‘20

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FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2017, file photo, Minnesota Lynx's Maya Moore, left, shoots against Indiana Fever's Jazmon Gwathmey during the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis. Moore shocked the basketball world when she stepped away from the WNBA earlier in 2019 before the season began. She’s spent a lot of her time away from the game trying to help a family friend, Jonathan Irons, get his conviction overturned. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Different court: Maya Moore dedicated to criminal justice

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 14, 2019, file photo, Dallas Wings' Arike Ogunbowale eyes the basket during the first half of the team's preseason WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Sun in Uncasville, Conn. Ogunbowale was 2 for 23 from the field Friday, June 28, against the New York Liberty, which was the worst shooting night in WNBA history for a player taking more than 20 shots in a game. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Ogunbowale has night to forget going 2 for 23 from the field

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2017, file photo, Minnesota Lynx's Maya Moore, left, shoots against Indiana Fever's Jazmon Gwathmey during the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis. Minnesota Lynx star Maya Moore has decided to skip the upcoming WNBA season. Moore announced Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 on The Players' Tribune website that she'll sit out in 2019. She already took the fall and winter off from international competition. The five-time first-team All-WNBA honoree has helped the Lynx win four championships since her rookie year, 2011. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Lynx star Maya Moore to skip ‘19 WNBA season

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018, file photo, Minnesota Lynx's Maya Moore (23) shoots against the Washington Mystics during a WNBA basketball game, in Minneapolis. According to a person familiar with the deal, Moore has been given the franchise tag by the Lynx for the 2019 season. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP, File)

Status of Lynx star Maya Moore for ‘19 WNBA season uncertain

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

Team Candace Parker's Angel McCoughtry (35) tries to rebound the ball against Team Delle Donne's Diana Taurasi (3) in the first half of the WNBA All-Star basketball game Saturday, July 28, 2018 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)

Moore wins third MVP award as Parker beats Delle Donne

By PATRICK DONNELLY - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 14, 2013, file photo, Phoenix Mercury's Diana Taurasi (3) gets a high-five from teammate Penny Taylor in the closing moments of a 97-81 win over the Los Angeles Sparks in a WNBA basketball game in Phoenix. Many of the league's top players, who will be playing in the All-Star Game this weekend in Minnesota, have come out over the past few years. WNBA players’ sexual orientation was rarely discussed in public when the league first started, but now is becoming a more important part of the league. Taurasi married former teammate Penny Taylor in 2017. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

WNBA All-Stars, gathered in Minnesota, proud of bigger brand

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017 file photo,Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker (3) gets inside Minnesota Lynx forward Rebekkah Brunson (32) to drive to the basket during the second half in Game 4 of the WNBA basketball finals in Los Angeles. Parker was named Player of the Week. Parker averaged 25.3 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists to help the Sparks go 2-1 this week, Tuesday, July 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File)

Delle Donne, Parker to captain WNBA All-Star Game

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

Minnesota Lynx's Maya Moore, left, drives around Los Angeles Sparks' Odyssey Sims in the first half during Game 5 of the WNBA Finals Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Lynx earn 4th WNBA title in 7 seasons with win vs Sparks

By JON KRAWCZYNSKI - Associated Press

Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker (3) celebrates after forcing a jump ball while defending against Minnesota Lynx forward Rebekkah Brunson (32) in the first half in Game 3 of a WNBA basketball finals game, Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)

Sparks beat Lynx, move within win of consecutive WNBA titles

By JILL PAINTER - Associated Press

Fowles, Lynx use fourth-quarter run to beat winless Stars

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Minnesota Lynx's Maya Moore drives to the basket between Connecticut Sun's Jasmine Thomas, left, and Lynetta Kizer in the first half of a WNBA basketball game Friday, May 26, 2017, in Uncasville, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP)

Lynx keep winning in May, beat Sun 82-68

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press