NBA2K21 announces Zion Williamson the next-gen cover athlete.New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson is already featured on NBA2king the cover of NBA2K. The game's publisher announced Wednesday Williamson as its second of three cover athletes to be featured in the NBA2K21 game set to release in the coming months. In the video, TikTok said that Williamson was the future"walking highlighttape," or a "walking highlight tape" who "will dance for you."

Williamson who turns 20 on July 6, will now become the youngest NBA player to appear on the cover. He will be featured on next-generation consoles, Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X games. Williamson declared that it was one of those emotions that is still going through. Source: ESPN. "It's a dream come true. It's amazing to see the cover of AAU tournaments and say, "That's going to be me."

Sports Illustrated reported that he was told the news by his mother. It was one of those subtle things like "Hey Mom, how's it going?" And she was like, "Yeah 2K is going put you on the cover." This was one of these moments that grab your attention and causes you to wonder, "What's the deal? My agent confirmed that you were playing. This game is global. Everyone is involved in that game. It is an honor to be selected as their cover athlete.

Damian Lillard, the first cover athlete to be confirmed, will be featured on the latest generation of systems. On Thursday, another athlete will be announced. The game used the former Duke celebrity in its commercial earlier this month, and initially ignited speculation about him being the front-runner.

Williamson is the third Pelicans player on the cover of the game. He joins Chris Paul in Buy 2K MT Xbox the 2008 version, NBA2K8, and Anthony Davis in 2K13. Paul was the first to be on the cover, at just 21 years old.