Jul 15, 2021 - Sports

NBA 2K22 unveils cover athletes

Kendall Baker

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Picture of the NBA 2K22 video game covers — Courtesy: 2K Sports

Luka Dončić will be featured on the cover of NBA 2K22, the latest installment in the best-selling video game franchise.

State of play: Candace Parker fronts the "WNBA 25th Anniversary Edition" of the game, making her NBA 2K's first female cover athlete.

Three legends — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dirk Nowitzki and Kevin Durant — front the "NBA 75th Anniversary Edition."

Past NBA 2K cover athletes:

2021: Damian Lillard (current gen), Zion Williamson (next gen)
2020: Anthony Davis
2019: Giannis Antetokounmpo
2018: Kyrie Irving
2017: Paul George
2016: Stephen Curry, James Harden, Anthony Davis
2015: Kevin Durant
2014: LeBron James
2013: Blake Griffin, Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose
2012: Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird
2011: Michael Jordan
2010: Kobe Bryant
2009: Kevin Garnett
2008: Chris Paul
2006-07: Shaquille O'Neal
2005: Ben Wallace
2000-04: Allen Iverson

🎥 Watch: Behind the scenes with Dončić (YouTube)

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