The NBA2K franchise has been in NBA 2K22 MT existence since 1999 when it first came out for the Dreamcast platform. The California-based company has been keeping track of the development of games, including the NBA. In the year 2020, it added the WNBA to the game. It is now going further, putting one of its main representatives on the cover. This year, the WNBA turns 25 and celebrates it has accomplished that made its brand a huge success in today's. The WNBA averages 357,000 viewers across three networks ESPN, ABC and ESPN2. This number represents a percentage seven times higher than 2020 and 45% more than in the year 2019. This means that crowds for games are bigger than ever before, and partners such as Google as well as Amazon Prime help women's basketball excel throughout the U.S.

NBA's Candace Parker first woman on NBA2K cover

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 appear on an official cover of NBA 2K22. Candace Parker will be on the exclusive cover of the release only at GameStop in celebration of the 25th anniversary of WNBA as NBA 2K22 releases on September 10. The game was announced on the day before yesterday. The other players on the cover include Luka Don?i?, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin Durant and Rui Hachimura.

Parker posted on Twitter that Parker is "extremely satisfied to be the first female cover athlete" in the history of @NBA2K. "I'm proud to Buy MT 2K22 be a part of an organization that believes in women and is committed to our progress. I hope more women of integrity will follow my lead."