Who is Maya Moore’s husband Jonathan Irons and when did she free him from prison?

WNBA star Maya Moore's husband, Jonathan Irons, was sentenced to 50 years in prison when he was 16.

Irons was put away for a case involving burglary and assault with a gun.

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Moore recently stepped away from her basketball career to help free her now-husband from prison earlier this year.

Who are Maya Moore and Jonathan Irons?

Maya Moore is a WNBA star and plays for the Minnesota Lynx, although she is currently on a sabbatical.

Considered one of the greatest WNBA players of all time, Sports Illustrated named her Performer of the Year in 2017.

Moore, who was 18 at the time, met 16-year-old Jonathan Irons at a prison ministry in 1998. She became interested in learning more about his case and how she could help him.

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“I got to know him, and over the last 13 years we have just developed a friendship and entered into this huge battle to get him home,” Moore said on Good Morning America.

Irons was serving a 50-year sentence for burglary and assaulting a homeowner with a gun.

Moore, 31, is currently skipping two WNBA seasons to focus on prison reform.

When did they get married?

"We wanted to announce that we are super excited to continue the work that we've been doing together but doing it as a married couple," Moore told GMA recently.

"We got married a couple of months ago and we are excited to just continue this new chapter of life together."

“Over time, it was pretty clear what the Lord was doing in our hearts. Now we’re sitting here today, starting a whole new chapter together.”

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Irons said the pair's relationship grew stronger when Moore became more involved in helping him with his case.

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He proposed to her in a hotel room earlier this year after his release: "It was just me and her in the room and I got down on my knees and I looked up at her and she kind of knew what was going on and I said, 'will you marry me,' she said, 'yes.'"

When did she free him from prison?

Irons walked away from prison on July 22 after Moore sat out her season to help him get his conviction overturned.

Irons went to jail at just 16 and spent 23 years locked up for crimes he didn't commit.

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"I wanted to marry her but at the same time protect her because being in a relationship with a man in prison, it's extremely difficult and painful," he told GMA.

"And I didn't want her to feel trapped and I wanted her to feel open and have the ability any time (for me to say) if this is too much for you, go and find somebody. Live your life. Because this is hard."

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Her salary, which was last recorded in 2012, is said to be around a mere $45,000, a far cry from her male NBA counterparts.