Candace Parker Comments On Being Nba 2K S First Ever Female Cover Athlete

Earlier today, 2K Games revealed the cover athletes for NBA 2K22, and one of them will be Candace Parker. Parker is a six-time WNBA All-Star and WNBA Champion, as well as the first female cover athlete in the history of the series. Parker will appear on a special standard edition of the game, which will be available exclusively at GameStop and EB Games locations in North America. Following the announcement, Parker took to social media to share her thoughts on the appearance, as well as her hopes that it will lead to more women gracing the cover in the future.

Extremely proud and humbled to be the first female cover athlete in the history of @NBA2K

I’m honored to work with a company that’s investing in women and betting on us to succeed. I’m hopeful there will be many more badass females to follow 💪🏽💪🏽 pic.twitter.com/WJan4YE7Qt