WNBA star Maya Moore shares video of wrongly convicted Missouri man's release from prison

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WNBA star Maya Moore, who has sat out the past two WNBA seasons to help free Jonathan Irons, a wrongfully convicted Missouri man from prison, finally saw her efforts come to fruition.

to help free a wrongfully convicted Missouri man from prison, finally saw her efforts come to fruition on Wednesday.

Jonathan Irons, 40, walked out of the Jefferson City Correctional Center a free man Wednesday -- four months after a judge overturned his conviction on burglary and assault charges from an incident that took place in 1998."I feel like I can live life now. I’m free, I’m blessed, I just want to live my life worthy of God’s help and influence," Irons said in the video, adding,"I thank everybody who supported me. Maya and her family ...

While becoming one of the most decorated players in women's college basketball history, earning two Olympic gold medals and winning four WNBA titles with the Minnesota Lynx, Moore maintained contact with Irons. Beginning in 2016, she began to advocate his case publicly, helping to pay for his defense team and attending several of his courtroom hearings while he's continued to maintain his innocence.

 

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This is so much more productive and righteous than rioting and destruction.

What a selfless story! Thank you, Maya. You’re a voice for the voiceless.

PRAISE GOD!!!!

What about the real news like the kids killed to make Adrenochrome pizzagatelsreal

Maya is a hero on and off the court. MayaMoore

Good thing she didn't 'shut up and dribble'

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