Props used in Sports Magazines

Props in magazine covers are used to show the audience the type of sport that is being represented. For example a basketball might be shown in the photo to show what sport the magazine will be talking about. The props may also be used to show the important things that happened to that event.

A great example would be in this magazine:



In this cover above that was created by sports illustrated you may tell that the sport is about basketball because of the persons shirt. Also the person they posted on the magazine is well known in the NBA league. In the magazine they used two props which were the hat that he is wearing that says "champions" and the trophy that the NBA gives the winning team. So, just by looking at the cover you may tell that the magazine will be about the Finals and how the Warriors basketball team had a great season which ended up from them winning it.

Another example would be:


In this cover you have one of the greatest basketball players on the front and they use three props to give you the idea that he had one of the best seasons in his career. He is holding the Finals Most Valuable Player trophy and the winner of the NBA finals trophy. In this image they also confirm that they won the finals because the hat he is wearing says champs so if someone did not know what the trophies meant then they may read off of the hat.