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Chicago Sky Found Awesome Way to Honor Angel Reese for NBA 2K26 Cover

Reese will grace the cover of the "WNBA Edition" of the game.

Madison Williams

Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese warms up for a game.
Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese warms up for a game. / Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images
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Angel Reese was recently named the cover star for the "WNBA Edition" of NBA 2K26. The Chicago Sky star was chosen out of all the current and past WNBA players to grace the cover of the iconic video game.

It's the fifth time NBA 2K has created a WNBA special edition cover. Reese joins former cover stars Candace Parker, Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird, Sabrina Ionescu and A'ja Wilson—pretty good company to be in.

The Sky wanted to celebrate Reese's fun accomplishment ahead of Saturday's contest vs. the Minnesota Lynx. The team flooded the seats in Wintrust Arena with shirts sporting multiple pictures of Reese with the NBA 2K26 logo and her last name. Reese even wore the shirt during pregame.

This was a pretty sweet way to honor their superstar.

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named the official cover star for NBA 2K26 after his MVP and championship-winning 2024-25 season. In addition, NBA Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony will grace the "Superstar Edition" of the game.

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MADISON WILLIAMS

Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News. Having graduated from Augustana College, she completed a master’s in sports media at Northwestern University. She is a dog mom and an avid reader.

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