Parker aged 35, has been an WNBA MVP She is the six-time All-Star and Nba 2k22 Mt a WNBA Finals MVP champion. She also holds the title of two-time Olympic medalist. The cover design was created by Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks. They also designed a specially-designed cover for the 75th anniversary of the NBA featuring famous players like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dirk Nowitzki and current player Kevin Durant.

"Being the cover of the world for NBA 2K22 is special. I am proud to represent my country on a special cover that honors the Slovenian flag. I am very happy to be able to work with the 2K Foundations to help children around the world." Doncic was in agreement. The WNBA's Candace Parker becomes the first woman to appear on the NBA2K cover

Candace Parker, a female basketball player will be the first woman to be featured on the cover of a NBA 2K game. The Chicago Sky (WNBA) athlete will be featured with Luka Don?i?, the NBA's top player this season. The cover is part of a limited edition of the book published by GameStop to commemorate the 25th anniversary the Women's National Basketball Association – WNBA. Alongside Parker, Dallas Mavericks' Luka Don?i? is also in the picture, replacing Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) as the main face of the franchise.

The athlete has already commented via Twitter, telling people she feels "proud" to be the first female athlete on the cover of the 2K Sports game. She spoke to ESPN and claimed that she was a gamer growing up. Her brothers would offer me fake commands as a child to convince me that I was playing video games.

All I ever wanted to be was be like the guys. As a child, you dream of owning your own pair of sneakers and being in video games. These are the desires of an athlete and cheap 2k22 mt one's child."