Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has been named the cover athlete for the popular video game NBA 2K21, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Lillard will succeed Anthony Davis, who donned this year's cover.
Everything is Dame š Introducing our Cover Athlete for Current Gen @Dame_Lillard #NBA2K21
Pre-orders begin July 2nd pic.twitter.com/xuw20MX41b
ā NBA 2K (@NBA2K) June 30, 2020
āThat's what's up. I made it. I'll be on the cover of 2K,ā Lillard told Charania. āIt means a lot. It's one of those things that is like a signature shoe. Everyone just don't get it. To be able to join the line of players that has been in 2K, it's an honor.
āI said earlierā¦ everytime I come across a game that is my favorite year of a game, the way that you recognize it by āAI was on that cover', or āKobe was on that cover' ā that was my favorite one. Just to be on that group and be on a cover is cool, it's real cool.ā
āI made it. Iām going to be on the cover of 2K.ā
Our own @ShamsCharania sits down for an exclusive interview with @Dame_Lillard, the new @NBA2K 21 cover athlete. pic.twitter.com/BpiOt4f62P
ā Stadium (@Stadium) June 30, 2020
The popular basketball video game will also have two additional covers, one for its āDigital Deluxeā and another for the āLegend Edition,ā which comes with all the bells and whistles.
NBA 2K20 had a recently-retired Dwyane Wade donning the ālegendā cover in a South Beach background. Players and fans are greatly expecting the late Kobe Bryant to don the cover of this upcoming release.
A recent teaser video reveal for NBA 2K21 featured rookie Zion Williamson, which gave the impression that the 19-year-old would be this year's cover athlete, yet 2K quickly tempered expectations, declaring they would soon reveal who the cover athlete is.
Lillard becomes the first Blazer to don the cover of NBA 2K and the sixth point guard to do so. Allen Iverson was the face of the franchise for its first five iterations. Derrick Rose (2K13) and Stephen Curry (2K16) were included as part of a three-athlete mashup on their respective covers.
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