Since 1999 in 1999, the NBA2K franchise has been available on Dreamcast platforms. Since since then, the California company has followed the development of the games as well as the NBA and, in the year 2020, decided to include the WNBA in the game too. This year, the company goes farther, by placing one its main representatives on the cover.
The league celebrates the 25th anniversary of its founding and every one of the achievements that have made it a success. The WNBA averages 357,000 viewers across the three channels ESPN, ABC and ESPN2. This is 74% more than 2020, and 45% more than 2019. The crowds at games are the biggest in history, and partners like Google and Amazon Prime make women's basketball get more popular throughout the U.S.
Candace Parker, WNBA's first female to grace the cover of NBA2K.2K Sports announces that Candace Parker, Chicago Sky player has been featured on the cover of NBA 2K22. This marks Candace Parker as the first female and the first WNBA player to be on a cover for NBA 2K22.
GameStop is the only retailer to receive the cover. The cover is to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the WNBA. The game was announced on the day before yesterday. On the cover are Luka Don?i? Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin Durant and Rui Hachimura.
Parker tweeted that Parker is "extremely pleased to be the first female cover athlete" in @NBA2K's history. "It is an honor to be employed by an organization that invests in and promotes women. I wish that more women of integrity will follow my lead."
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