Maya Moore of WNBA Weds Jonathan Irons, Inmate She Helped Free - The New York Times

Moore took a break from basketball to help free Jonathan Irons.

A journey for justice turned into a love story when Maya Moore, one of the W.N.B.A.’s brightest stars, married the man she helped free from prison.

The man, Jonathan Irons, walked out of a Missouri prison on July 1 — more than 20 years after he was convicted on charges of burglary and assault.

Irons, who pleaded not guilty, has insisted that he was not at the scene of the crime and had been misidentified.

Irons, said on Wednesday on “Good Morning America.”.

Moore added that sometime in the spring she would have a “next step moving forward” concerning her basketball career, which she put on hold last year to answer what she said was a call from God.

Moore in prison, he was skeptical.

He said he thought that Ms.

Moore, 18 at the time, was at the prison for a token visit.

Moore said, she began to consider Mr.

Irons was released from prison in July, nearly four months after his conviction was overturned.

Irons in prison, they both admitted they had strong feelings for each other.

He said he wanted to marry her, but he said he also felt a need to protect her “because being in a relationship with a man in prison is extremely difficult and painful.”

Irons said, he knelt down and asked Ms

Moore to marry him

Moore said, “and now we’re sitting here today, starting a whole new chapter together.”