What's Trending: Champs Get Their Rings, Lynx Roll into Primetime Matchup

Lindsey Horsting

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Here’s What’s Trending on May 22, 2017:

#WeRise: Sparks Receive Their 2016 Championship Rings

The Sparks were presented with their 2016 Championship rings at Staples Center before they took on the Washington Mystics.

The ring has three championship trophies on it in reference to the three championships in the Sparks franchise history. Th Sparks’ 2016 season record (26-8) is also engraved on the ring.

#ShesBack: Candace Parker’s Season Debut

Candace Parker returned from playing overseas in Turkey and in her debut had 18 points, eight rebounds and five assists to beat the Mystics, 99-89.

#RoarFor4: Lynx Continue Incredible May Success

The Minnesota Lynx have started the season 3-0, extending their May winning streak to 20 in a row in a row (5-0 in 2012, 6-0 in 2014, 6-0 in 2016, 3-0 in 2017).

Seimone Augustus hit a tie-breaking jumper with 4.3 seconds remaining in the game against the Dallas Wings.

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Rebekkah Brunson reached 3,000 WNBA career rebounds against the Wings, making her the fifth player in WNBA history to achieve that mark.

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#WatchMeWork: Lynx vs. Sun, Tuesday on ESPN2

Jonquel Jones was voted the player most likely to have a breakout season in WNBA.com’s preseason GM Survey. That prediction is coming to fruition as she’s averaging a league-leading 16.0 rebounds per game heading into Tuesday’s game against the Lynx (8 PM ET, ESPN2).

#Seattle17: Loyd Leads Scoring Charts, Bird Returns

Jewell Loyd leads the league in scoring, averaging 26 points per game. She has been on the attack offensively this season and doesn’t show any sign of slowing down.

Sue Bird made her return to the lineup for the Seattle Storm after sitting out because of knee issues. In her first game back she notched nine points and 10 assists.

#WeWillBeHeard: Brittney Griner, Queen of the Block

Brittney Griner has started the season strong offensively and defensively. She ranks second in scoring, averaging 23.3 points per game and she leads the league in blocks, with nine stuffs in three games. Griner has led the league in blocks each season she has been in the league.

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#RiseUp: Stefanie Dolson Ties Her Career-High

In her third game with the Sky after an offseason trade, Stefanie Dolson tied her career-high 23 points and blocked a career-high five shots to help the Sky to a 75-71 win over the Atlanta Dream.

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#WNBATopPlays: Stewart Headlines This Week’s Top 5

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#WNBALive: Twitter Schedule Continues Thursday

In the third of 20 WNBA games live streamed on Twitter this season, Skylar Diggins-Smith leads the Dallas Wings into a matchup with the in-state rival San Antonio Stars.

#WNBATakeover: Tuesday With Rachel Banham

Before each game on ESPN2 this season, a WNBA player with take over the league’s Snapchat account to take fans behind the scenes leading up to tip-off. Minnesota’s Renee Montgomery took fans for a ride on the Lynx bus last week:

Rachel Banham of the Connecticut Sun will take over WNBA Snapchat on Tuesday before her homecoming game in Minnesota, her hometown and the state where she set collegiate records for the Golden Gophers.

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