Maya Moore made an announcement that many women’s basketball fans have embraced. she’s done. The future Hall of Famer has officially notified the WNBA world that he is retiring from basketball.
Maya Moore officially announces retirement ♥️
4x WNBA Champion
2013 Finals MVP
2014 WNBA MVP
6-time WNBA All-Star selection
All-Star MVP 3 times
2x NCAA ChampionsMaya, thank you for all you do for this game, but more importantly, thank you for all you do for this world. pic.twitter.com/eyboNiWaYd
— WSLAM (@wslam) January 16, 2023
The four-time champion left the WNBA in 2019 to help her eventual husband, Jonathan Irons, win his freedom after his 50-year prison sentence was overturned in 2020. Irons married Moore shortly after his release and they had their first child. , Jonathan Jr. in July.
Moore had not been active in playing basketball until Monday. The former MVP put any thoughts of wanting to see him play again on hold when he announced his decision to retire on Good Morning America.
“Well, I think it’s time for me to end my professional basketball career,” Moore said. “I retired four seasons ago, but I wanted to officially retire. This is a really fun time for us and our family. The work we’ve done. We want to continue that in the next chapter.” I think, stay home for your community and your family. That’s what I’m transitioning to. Keep it hanging.”
“I think it’s time to end my professional basketball career.”
Maya Moore announces retirement from WNBA and professional basketball.
via @GMA pic.twitter.com/k3VrAeNFJe
— Sean Hurd (@seanahurd) January 16, 2023
Moore finished a legendary career with the Yukon Huskies as a four-time champion, one-time Finals MVP, former MVP, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and two-time National Champion. Moore retired from hoops four years ago, so he could be inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame as early as 2024. She missed this year’s voting deadline by a month.
As a former No. 1 player, Moore averaged 18.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game during his eight-year career with the Minnesota Lynx, matching the hype of his vaunted high school and college careers.
