NBA 2K Video Game Covers

Can you name the players who have appeared on the cover of the standard edition NBA 2K video game series?

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Note: There have also been several special editions which are not listed here

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First submitted	November 5, 2012
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Average score	68.0%
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Year	Player
2K26	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
2K25	Jayson Tatum
2K24	Kobe Bryant
2K23	Devin Booker
2K22	Luka Dončić
2K21	Damian Lillard
2K21	Zion Williamson
2K20	Anthony Davis
2K19	Giannis Antetokounmpo
2K18	Kyrie Irving
2K17	Paul George

Year	Player
2K16	Stephen Curry
	Anthony Davis
	James Harden
2K15	Kevin Durant
2K14	LeBron James
2K13	Kevin Durant
	Blake Griffin
	Derrick Rose
2K12	Larry Bird
	Magic Johnson
	Michael Jordan
2K11	Michael Jordan

Year	Player
2K10	Kobe Bryant
2K9	Kevin Garnett
2K8	Chris Paul
2K7	Shaquille O'Neal
2K6	Shaquille O'Neal
2K5	Ben Wallace
2K4	Allen Iverson
2K3	Allen Iverson
2K2	Allen Iverson
2K1	Allen Iverson
2K	Allen Iverson

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23 Comments

Level 6

Jul 27, 2016

easy

Level 6

Nov 9, 2016

to easy

Level 93

Oct 13, 2019

Just curious - is there an accepted type-in that's a shortened form of Antekotomopunopo that i might be able to actually spell?

Level 84

Oct 13, 2019

Greek Freak is accepted

Level ∞

Oct 13, 2019

Also Giannis.

Level 28

Apr 3, 2020

and Greek Freek which is weird

Level 28

Dec 8, 2022

Greek Freek is his nickname

Level 94

Jul 17, 2020

Looks like the regex accepts anything that begins with 'Ant[vowel]' and ends with 'po'

Level ∞

Aug 14, 2023

That's because no one knows how to spell Anteqwertympo.

Level 65

May 12, 2024

this made me laugh; reminds me of the Quizmaster's comment on the Largest Cities in Alaska quiz lol

Level 16

Sep 26, 2024

antetokounmpo

stuck in my head

Level 68

Dec 18, 2019

What about DeRozan for the 2k18 Canadian cover?

Level 72

Sep 16, 2020

Definitely some unusual choices. Most unusual is how they used the same player for so many years in a row to begin with.

Level 23

Oct 27, 2024

like Allen Iverson was on cover for like, 5 years straight!

Level 15

Oct 7, 2020

good quiz

Level 14

Dec 11, 2020

got all of them with 2:22 left, good quiz.

Level 65

Jul 14, 2021

I'm excited for 2K22 to be added!

Level ∞

Jul 14, 2021

Updated!

Level 45

Aug 21, 2022

Michael Jordan is in the 2k16 cover, kobe is on the 2k21 cover, and dwyane wade is also on the 2k20 cover.

Level ∞

Aug 14, 2023

See caveats.

Level 79

May 8, 2023

19/23, missed Ben Wallace, Kevin Garnett, Derrick Rose, and Paul George. Think I only played 2K once

Level 79

Mar 10, 2024

I missed the two weirdest ones looking back (Zion and Ben Wallace) and somehow also missed LeBron Frickin James

Level 31

Jul 1, 2024

The Ben Wallace disrespect is crazy lol