The annual ESPN 'The Body Issue' is scheduled to hit newsstands on July 11. Below is a preview of some of the naked athletes featured in the 2014 edition, including Serge Ibaka, Venus Williams, Travis Pastrana, Lyn-Z Pastrana and more. The full list of featured athletes is also provided below.
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— ESPNTennis (@ESPNTennis) June 23, 2014
View more photos HERE.
Ibaka, Venus Williams and Michael Phelps will be at least three of the athletes featued on the 2014 covers.
"We somehow manager to raise the bar each year," said ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com editor in chief Chad Millman, via ESPN. "This year's collection of exceptional athletes and stunning photography showcases an array of sports and body types. It inhabits our mission to pay tribute to these athletes' bodies and all they are capable of."
Full List (via ESPN):
Venus Williams (tennis)
Michael Phelps (swimming)
Marshawn Lynch (NFL)
Prince Fielder (MLB)
Serge Ibaka (NBA)
Jamie Anderson (snowboarding)
Tomas Berdych (tennis)
Aja Evans (bobsledding)
Larry Fitzgerald (NFL)
Omar Gonzalez (soccer)
Coco Ho (surfing)
Bernard Hopkins (boxing)
Ginger Huber (cliff diving)
Hilary Knight (hockey)
Angel McCoughtry (WNBA)
Travis and Lyn-Z Pastrana (X-Games)
Amy Purdy (snowboarding)
Megan Rapinoe (soccer)
Jimmy Spithill (yachting)
Nigel Sylvester (BMX)
Danyelle Wolf (boxing)
