On Thursday, DeMar DeRozan announced he'd be on the cover of the Canadian edition of NBA 2K18.
The incredible accomplishment is a testament to DeRozan's incredible work ethic and skill set, and he's more than deserving of gracing the cover of the Canadian edition of the game.
Speaking of the accomplishment, it's rare for athletes playing for a team in Toronto to make it on the cover of a video game, but it has happened multiple times.
NBA
When Vince Carter was with the Raptors, he graced the cover of 'NBA Live 2004.'
The video game series never released an edition of the game with a Canadian cover athlete, but they did release a couple of Italian editions when Andrea Bargnani was at the height of his powers.
The former Raptor graced the cover of NBA Live 08 and 09 in Italy.
NHL
Curtis Joseph was the cover boy for 'NHL FaceOff 2001', but no Leafs players have graced the national cover for the more popular NHL video game.
That said, as per Wikipedia James van Riemsdyk was on the cover twice (NHL 14, NHL 15) in Toronto only, though we can't find any pictures to prove it.
MLB
What did Josh Donaldson get for winning 2016 AL MVP? Himself on the cover of MLB The Show 2016.
When it comes to the Canadian edition of the game, Jose Bautista (MLB 12: The Show, MLB 13: The Show), Brett Lawrie (MLB 14: The Show), Russell Martin (MLB 15: The Show), and Aaron Sanchez (MLB The Show 16).
RBI Baseball also has featured two Canadian cover stars as Marcus Stroman had the honour in 2016 and Kevin Pillar will be the guy in 2017.
