Parker herself tweeted that she's "extremely proud and NBA 2K22 MT humbled to be the first woman to be a cover athlete for @NBA2K in its history." "I'm honored to work with an organization which invests in women and is dedicated to our success. I wish that many more women who are honest will follow my lead."

Parker plays for Chicago Sky, won two Olympic gold medals. She's the second player ever to do a dunk in the WNBA game. The player also won titles and numerous MVP awards. ESPN also revealed that she's a regular player. The WNBA was added to NBA 2K with NBA 2K20. To date there has been no WNBA player has never appeared on the cover of the game. The brand new "NBA 2K" version will be available on September 10 2021. Rui Hachimura (Japan Limited Edition) as well as Luka Doncic (Japan) have been selected to be the cover players.

Durant, Nowitzki, and Jabber are among the celebrities featured in the 75th Anniversary Edition.

The cover of Japan Limited Edition includes the most recent artwork from the popular series "NBA2K22" and the athletes who embellished it have been announced. The cover of the special edition of Japan Limited Edition will be embellished by Wizards' Rui Hachimura, who was the first Japanese player to be named for the initial round of Buy NBA 2K22 MT Coins the draft in 2019 and made the first playoff advance as a Japanese player.