Caitlin Clark has added another major line to a résumé that keeps getting longer.
On Wednesday, it was announced that Clark will be the NBA 2K27 Deluxe Edition cover athlete. The former Hawkeye joins Victor Wembanyama and Derrick Rose among this year’s cover stars, with Wembanyama on the standard edition and Rose on the Ultra Edition.
Clark said the honor carries a bigger meaning because of the platform attached to it.
"Being on the cover of NBA 2K27 is special because this game reaches fans all over the world,” Clark said. “To be the first WNBA player on her own global cover means women's basketball gets to show up on that stage, too, and I am proud to be part of that."
Her season has backed up the spotlight. Through 22 games, Clark is averaging 20.7 points, 7.8 assists and 3.9 rebounds while shooting 42.8% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range and 85.8% at the free-throw line.
She also just delivered a 45-point, 10-assist performance, the first of its kind, in the Fever’s July 17 win over the Seattle Storm. That outing earned her a second Eastern Conference Player of the Week award this season and the fifth of her career.
NBA 2K’s Zak Armitage tied the three cover athletes together in a news release, pointing to the way each has shaped the game in his own lane.
"Victor Wembanyama, Caitlin Clark, and Derrick Rose each come from different worlds, but they share the same obsession that has altered the trajectory of the game," Zak Armitage, SVP & GM of NBA 2K, said in a news release. "Wembanyama has broken the mold for what a big man can be and keeps breaking it.
Clark is pulling up from the logo, not just redefining what range looks like, but the women's game entirely. And Rose changed what it meant to be a point guard -- explosive, physical, unstoppable -- and when faced with setbacks, his hunger for the game is what brought him back."
NBA 2K27 is set for global release on Sept. 4. The Deluxe Edition will arrive with early access beginning Aug. 28 and carries a pre-order price of $99.99.
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