Maya Moore paused a Hall of Fame career to pursue the fight of her life. katie_barnes3 goes inside Moore’s extraordinary quest for justice. 📝:
in Jefferson City, and Moore and her camp roll into town for yet another hearing. During the October evidentiary hearing -- when the fingerprint evidence was presented and the case reexamined -- excitement and relief had filled the room. Today, a rainy Monday in central Missouri, the hearing takes all of five minutes.
The night before the 2018 WNBA All-Star Game in Minneapolis, Maya Moore held a private dinner with some of her closest confidants, revealing to them her deep commitment to criminal justice reform. was still one of the best basketball players on the planet, Cheryl Reeve walked into Cosmos Restaurant at the Loews Hotel, right across the street from the Lynx's home court and practice facility at the Target Center. It was July 27, the night before the 2018 WNBA All-Star Game in Minneapolis.
Reeve, who had coached Moore for all eight of her WNBA seasons, took her seat at dinner to support her star player. This was the same player whose wingspan had been plastered on a downtown billboard in a rendering of Jordan's iconic pose. The same player who, nine months earlier, had delivered Reeve her fourth championship in seven years."It was high priority for us because I knew the work she'd put into it and how passionate she was about it," Reeve says.
As he speaks, Moore swallows and tightens her lips. The sentences are a jumble of legalese -- habeas relief, conditional writ, Brady claim -- but six words stand out.A sigh ripples through the courtroom, followed by a round of applause. Moore puts her head in her hands and cries. Kathryn envelops Maya in her arms, cradling her daughter, wiping tears from the corner of her own eyes.
When Moore was in high school, 29 miles from here, people often referred to Gwinnett Arena as Maya Temple, because her teams played in four consecutive state championships there. But Passion City is her spiritual home. She's in the church choir. She has appeared on its podcast, talking about her faith and criminal justice advocacy.
So will Maya Moore ever return to basketball? It is a mystery that those around her continue to ponder -- a chorus of voices, some disappointed, each as curious and speculative as any fan would be. "I miss her," says DePaul coach and Team USA assistant Doug Bruno."I miss her as a fan getting to watch her play."
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