NEW YORK – Renee Montgomery and Tiffany Hayes appreciated what former UConn teammate Maya Moore was doing when the All-Star forward stepped away from basketball two years ago to focus on criminal justice reform.The Atlanta Dream guards admit they weren't sure why she couldn't continue playing at the same time.
Now they have a better understanding.“I had no idea,” Hayes said on a Zoom call last week. “I thought she wanted a break or something. ...
Now I get it, I see what she was going through and trying to accomplish. I commend her for what she’s doing.”Hayes and Montgomery are following Moore's example with both deciding to take the upcoming WNBA season off to help with social justice reform and voter registration.