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The Players’ Tribune isn’t just a platform that allows athletes to tell their own stories. It’s also a repository for some of the best and most unique sports photography in the world. The pictures that appear on the site take TPT’s behind-the-scenes access to another level. In 2022, TPT featured stories from athletes across a broad spectrum of the sporting world, from Esports to college basketball to professional wrestling. Below are some of the best and most intimate moments of the year—some that appeared in athlete-written stories and some that appeared as original content—captured by TPT’s award-winning staff of photographers.
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Knuckleheads With Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles
Letter to My Younger Self
Mental Health
Photography
January 5, 2022 | Newark, NJ
Bryan Danielson receives treatment backstage at AEW Dynamite.
From Behind the Scenes at AEW Dynamite
February 16, 2022 | Nashville, TN
“It was not an act. It was not a character. I was lost.”
From The Man They Call Sting by Sting
February 18, 2022 | Orlando, FL
Hansel Enmanuel reflects after a game
at Downey Christian School.
March 6, 2022 | Las Vegas, NV
The Stanford women’s basketball team douses coach Tara VanDerveer with water after winning the Pac-12 championship.
From Behind the Scenes with Stanford Women's Basketball
March 11, 2022 | San Francisco, CA
Dyson Daniels and his G League Ignite team get fitted for suits ahead of the NBA Draft.
From Get to Know Dyson Daniels
March 29, 2022 | Edwards, CO
“It’s extremely hard to relive this pain, but the reason I’m doing it is because maybe it can help someone else.”
From I Want to Remember Everything by Mikaela Shiffrin
May 4, 2022 | Baltimore, MD
“A woman who knows her worth, that’s a dangerous thing.”
From I'm That Bitch by Jade Cargill
May 5, 2022 | Mobile, AL
“I wasn’t supposed to be shit. Man, I wasn’t even supposed to be here. I’m talking here here. I shattered every expectation for my life.”
From Y'all Don't Know a Damn Thing About JaMarcus Russell by JaMarcus Russell
July 19, 2022 | Los Angeles, CA
Travis Kelce gets into the party mood at Players’ Night Out.
From Photos: Players’ Night Out 2022
July 20, 2022 | Los Angeles, CA
Oksana Masters, the winningest Paralympian in history, prepares for the ESPYs, where she was the first Paralympic athlete to be nominated in the Best Athlete, Women’s Sports category.
August 19, 2022 | Orlando, FL
“The time has come for me to retire from professional football. It’s time for me to execute my Plan A.”
From Plan A by Shaquem Griffin
September 14, 2022 | Los Angeles, CA
““Yo! I need some f***ing help!’ Those six words changed my life.”
From I'm Still Here by John Wall
October 18, 2022 | New York, NY
Jeong (Chovy) Ji-hoon receives his onion rings at Wolfgang’s Steakhouse.
From Behind the Scenes with LCK’s Gen.G in New York
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The Only Way Is Through
By Anthony Joshua
October 18, 2022 | New York, NY
Jeong (Chovy) Ji-hoon receives his onion rings at Wolfgang’s Steakhouse.
From Behind the Scenes with LCK’s Gen.G in New York
PHOTO BY JACKSON KRULE /The Players' Tribune
September 14, 2022 | Los Angeles, CA
““Yo! I need some f***ing help!’ Those six words changed my life.”
From I'm Still Here by John Wall
PHOTO BY TAYLOR BAUCOM/The Players' Tribune
August 19, 2022 | Orlando, FL
“The time has come for me to retire from professional football. It’s time for me to execute my Plan A.”
From Plan A by Shaquem Griffin
PHOTO BY JACKSON KRULE /The Players' Tribune
July 20, 2022 | Los Angeles, CA
Oksana Masters, the winningest Paralympian in history, prepares for the ESPYs, where she was the first Paralympic athlete to be nominated in the Best Athlete, Women’s
Sports category.
PHOTO BY TAYLOR BAUCOM/The Players' Tribune
July 19, 2022 | Los Angeles, CA
Travis Kelce gets into the party mood at Players’ Night Out.
From Photos: Players’ Night Out 2022
PHOTO BY TAYLOR BAUCOM/The Players' Tribune
May 5, 2022 | Mobile, AL
“I wasn’t supposed to be shit. Man, I wasn’t even supposed to be here. I’m talking here here. I shattered every expectation for my life.”
From Y'all Don't Know a Damn Thing About Jamarcus Russell
by Jamarcus Russell
PHOTO BY TAYLOR BAUCOM/The Players' Tribune
May 4, 2022 | Baltimore, MD
“A woman who knows her worth, that’s a dangerous thing.”
From I'm That Bitch by Jade Cargill
PHOTO BY JACKSON KRULE /The Players' Tribune
March 29, 2022 | Edwards, CO
“It’s extremely hard to relive this pain, but the reason I’m doing it
is because maybe it can help someone else.”
From I Want to Remember Everything by Mikaela Shiffrin
PHOTO BY CELESTE SLOMAN FOR
The Players' Tribune
PHOTO BY CLARA MOKRI/The Players' Tribune
March 11, 2022 | San Francisco, CA
Dyson Daniels and his G League Ignite team get fitted for suits ahead of the NBA Draft.
From Get to Know Dyson Daniels
March 6, 2022 | Las Vegas, NV
The Stanford women’s basketball team douses coach Tara VanDerveer with water after winning the Pac-12 championship.
From Behind the Scenes with Stanford Women's Basketball
PHOTO BY CLARA MOKRI/The Players' Tribune
February 18, 2022 | Orlando, FL
Hansel Enmanuel reflects after a game
at Downey Christian School.
PHOTO BY CLARA MOKRI/The Players' Tribune
February 16, 2022 | Nashville, TN
“It was not an act. It was not a character.
I was lost.”
From The Man They Call Sting by Sting
PHOTO BY TAYLOR BAUCOM/The Players' Tribune
January 5, 2022 | Newark, NJ
Bryan Danielson receives treatment backstage at AEW Dynamite.
From Behind the Scenes at AEW Dynamite
PHOTO BY JACKSON KRULE /The Players' Tribune