NBA 2K today unveiled that Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard will be the first of three cover athletes for NBA 2K21.

NBA 2K21 First Cover Athlete

It was revealed today that five-time NBA All-Star guard Damian Lillard will grace on of the three NBA 2K21 covers. The Athletic‘s Shams Charamia first reported the news, and NBA 2K confirmed the report shortly thereafter.

NBA 2K has announced that Damian Lillard is the first cover athlete of NBA 2K21. pic.twitter.com/5SJfaEmwrv

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Lillard will be on the cover of NBA 2K21 for current-gen consoles (Xbox One and Playstation 4). NBA 2K will reveal the cover athlete for the next-gen consoles tomorrow. The Legends cover for NBA 2K21 will be unveiled on July 2.

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