What’s Trending: #WNBA20 Back in A Big Way

Mon, Aug 29, 2016, 6:37 PM
/
Brian Kotloff

What’s Trending brings you the the top 10 things you need to know, listen to and/or watch in the past and upcoming week. It’s your one-stop shop for all things W, from which teams/players are on a roll to what the league’s superstars are up to off the court.

Follow the WNBA: Twitter | FacebookInstagram

Here’s What’s Trending on August 29, 2016:


#WNBA20: 2016 Season Back With A Bang

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJk7PXFATmR/?taken-by=wnba

After a month-long break for the Olympics, the WNBA’s landmark 20th season resumed on Friday. Just three weeks remain in the regular season before the WNBA Playoffs begin on Wednesday, September 21.

#WNBATopPlays: Play of the Year?!

Stars guard Sydney Colson went “Showtime” on a fastbreak in San Antonio and turned in one of the viral highlights of the season.

https://vine.co/v/5emzz9JK6jq

#USABWNT: Olympians Return in Style

The 12 stars who made up the U.S. Women’s National Team returned to starring for their respective WNBA teams this weekend. After winning the USA’s sixth straight gold medal, each now shifts her focus to the quest for the WNBA title.

#LosLynx: Minny Moves into First Place

After trailing the red-hot Sparks for much of the summer, the Lynx are back on top at 22-5, a half-game ahead of L.A. Olympians Lindsay Whalen (26 points) and Seimone Augustus (18 points) led the way in Sunday’s win over the Storm, re-launching Minnesota’s push for a fourth title in six years.

#WatchMeWork: Mercury, Sky Re-Start Strong

Expected contenders who endured up-and-down first halves, the Mercury and Sky quickly rebounded to each open the stretch run with back-to-back victories. Stars Diana Taurasi — who dropped 26 in an upset of the Sparks on Sunday — and Elena Delle Donne (34 points on Friday) carried their respective squads.

#WNBAPlayoffs: Race for Eight Spots Heats Up

playoffs-082916

The WNBA’s new playoff format — in which the top eight seeds regardless of conference will qualify — makes every game down the stretch that much more important. The West’s Storm and the East’s Mystics are currently tied for the No. 8 seed, while the Dream hold a half-game lead for the No. 4 seed, which receives a bye to the second round.

If the playoffs started today:

Chicago (5) vs. Washington (8)
Indiana (6) vs. Phoenix (7)
Minnesota (1) and L.A. (2) receive double byes
New York (3) and Atlanta (4) receive single byes

#Super20: WNBA Sweepstakes Launches

#GoLiberty: Charles Strives to Bring Title to NYC

What’s driving Tina Charles as she carries her hometown team and chases her second MVP? The New York Liberty star offers insight:

#RacetoMVP: Inside Ogwumike’s Dominant Season

Nneka Ogwumike’s incredible first two months put her in the same conversation as Wilt Chamberlain. What does the Sparks’ MVP frontrunner have in store for the rest of the season?

#Congratulations: Weekend Filled with Milestones