Fans are always intrigued as to which athletes will be on the cover of the next iteration of a sports video game series. Whether it’s the NBA 2K series, MLB The Show, Madden, or the NHL series, it’s quite the honor for a player to be bestowed as the cover athlete.<\/p>\n
NBA2K announced on Wednesday morning who will be the cover athletes of their upcoming NBA 2K25 video game which is due to come out in September. There are three different players (two active, one retired) who will grace this year’s covers. The NBA standard edition cover athlete is Boston Celtics<\/a> forward Jayson Tatum<\/a>. A’ja Wilson<\/a> of the Las Vegas Aces<\/a> will be on the cover of the WNBA standard edition version. Both Tatum and Wilson are featured on the cover of the All-Star Edition version of the game. Finally, the Hall of Fame edition of NBA 2K25 will have a new member of the Basketball Hall of Fame,<\/a> Vince Carter<\/a>, on the cover.<\/p>\n These three join other basketball legends such as Kobe Bryant<\/a>, Michael Jordan<\/a>, Diana Taurasi<\/a>, Allen Iverson<\/a>, Luka Doncic<\/a>, Stephen Curry<\/a>, LeBron James<\/a>, Kevin Durant<\/a>, Shaquille O’Neal,<\/a> and numerous others to have their face on the cover of an NBA 2K game.<\/p>\n It has been quite the year for the 26-year-old Tatum, and it could get even better. His Celtics won the 2024 NBA Finals giving him his first championship in his seventh season. Later this month, Tatum will be aiming for a gold medal in the 2024 Summer Olympics<\/a> for Team USA. Now he gets the privilege of calling himself an NBA 2K25 cover star.<\/p>\n NBA Champion and a 2K cover has a nice ring to it \ud83c\udfc6@jaytatum0<\/a> is our #NBA2K25<\/a> Standard Edition Cover Athlete! \u2618\ufe0f<\/p>\n Pre-order today \u27a1\ufe0f https:\/\/t.co\/gLm2YAsIjO<\/a>#BallOverEverything<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/xM5YrMi1r4<\/a><\/p>\n — NBA 2K (@NBA2K) July 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nNBA 2K25 Cover Athletes Revealed<\/h2>\n
Tatum Well-Deserved Cover Athlete<\/h3>\n
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