NBA 2K Cover History: Full List of Every NBA 2K Cover Athlete
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The NBA 2K cover athlete reveal is always a fun summer storyline for basketball fans, and the NBA 2K23 cover should be announced within the coming weeks. Last year the reveal for 2K22 was on July 14, so a similar timeline makes sense for 2K23.
With that in mind, here's a look at every cover athlete in the history of the NBA 2K video game franchise, including the latest news on the 2K23 cover.
NBA 2K23 Cover Reveal News
The main cover athlete for the NBA 2K23 standard edition has not been revealed, but one special cover athlete has. 2K23 will mark the return of the Jordan Edition, with Michael Jordan fittingly gracing the '23 cover. Alongside the cover appearance, 2K will bring back the "Jordan Challenges", which debuted when MJ was on the cover in 2K11.
NBA 2K Cover History
1. NBA 2K: Allen Iverson
2. NBA 2K1: Allen Iverson
3. NBA 2K2: Allen Iverson
4. NBA 2K3: Allen Iverson
5. ESPN NBA Basketball 2K4: Allen Iverson
6. ESPN NBA 2K5: Ben Wallace
7. NBA 2K6: Shaquille O'Neal
8. NBA 2K7: Shaquille O'Neal
9. NBA 2K8: Chris Paul
10. NBA 2K9: Kevin Garnett
11. NBA 2K10: Kobe Bryant
12. NBA 2K11: Michael Jordan
13. NBA 2K12: Michael Jordan
14. NBA 2K13: Blake Griffin, Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose
15. NBA 2K14: LeBron James
16. NBA 2K15: Kevin Durant
Special Edition: Michael Jordan
17. NBA 2K17: Paul George
Legend Edition: Kobe Bryant
18. NBA 2K18: Kyrie Irving
Legend Edition: Shaquille O'Neal
Canada: DeMar DeRozan
19. NBA 2K19: Giannis Antetokounmpo
20th Anniversary Edition: LeBron James
Australia: Ben Simmons
20. NBA 2K20: Anthony Davis
Legend Edition: Dwyane Wade
21. NBA 2K21: Damian Lillard
22. NBA 2K22: Luka Doncic
75th Anniversary Edition: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin Durant
WNBA 25th Anniversary Edition: Candace Parker
23. NBA 2K23: TBD
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