Three current and former UConn women’s basketball players took home honors from the 2021 ESPYs on Saturday night.
Maya Moore was honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, given to reflect the spirit of Ashe to those “possessing strength in the face of adversity, courage in the face of peril and the willingness to stand up for their beliefs no matter what the cost.”
Moore received the award after she stepped away from her basketball career in order to fight for criminal justice reform and specifically helped free Jonathan Irons, who spent 22 years behind bars on a wrongful conviction.