She won at every level, and most of the time in dominant fashion: three high school state championships, two NCAA championships, four WNBA championships, two Olympic gold medals, two Euroleague championships, five All-WNBA first-team selections, WNBA MVP and so on. IT'S HARD TO QUANTIFY Moore's on-court greatness, but it starts with the hardware. In her eight seasons in the WNBA, Maya Moore won four championships, was named an All-Star six times and league MVP once. Her legacy off the court may continue to evolve, but the door to her playing career was permanently closed, her legacy on the court complete. The work we've done, I want to continue that in our next chapter.' 'This is such a sweet time for us and our family. 'I think it's time to put a close on the pro basketball career,' she said. On Monday morning, nearly three years later, the 33-year-old Moore announced on 'Good Morning America' that she was officially retired. If - now that she was victorious in the court of law - she would return to the basketball court.

I often wondered if that door would open again. The heavy wooden door thudded closed as she went back into the room to continue her work. 'Seek justice, love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. 'God says: Mankind, God has given you one thing to do,' she said, leaning against the frame of the door. Her response was a verse from the Old Testament: Micah 6:8. What Scripture had guided her on this quest? What was it like the first time she met Jonathan when she visited him in prison before her freshman year at UConn? Was Irons on her mind when she and the Lynx spoke out against police brutality in 2016? Would she ever play basketball again?

4-time WNBA champion Moore officially retires.

'You can ask me another question,' she said. After telling her I left my notebook, she handed it to me. Moore opened the door, looking at me expectantly because I was interrupting a meeting.

When I went back to get it, the door was locked. I stepped out to make a call and left my notebook in the room. Moore had gathered with her family and Irons' legal team in the library next to the courthouse. It would be another four months before he'd walk out a free man, but on this day, the victory was exalting. Jonathan Irons' conviction for burglary and assault had just been vacated after he'd been in prison for more than two decades. This was the day she'd worked for since the ball stopped bouncing in her superstar basketball career some 18 months earlier. It was a cold, rainy day, but the dreary weather could not drown out the joy in the courthouse. THE LAST TIME I saw Maya Moore face-to-face, she was retreating behind a closing door in Jefferson City, Missouri, on March 9, 2020.

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