Pauly McGuire

Pauly McGuire

Sports Writer  |  DENVER, CO

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Pauly McGuire is a Colorado-based sports writer, novelist, and jaded fan of the New York Knicks, Jets, Yankees, and Rangers. Pauly covers the NBA and NFL for OG, but he also specializes in events such as March Madness, the Iditarod, Tour de France, marble racing, and the Oscars. For nearly a decade, he covered the international poker circuit. His critically acclaimed 2010 book Lost Vegas chronicled working at the WSOP -- writing for Tao of Poker, Fox Sports, and Bluff Magazine -- during the wildest days of the poker boom. His most recent novels Guard This (2021) and Fried Peaches (2018) are currently available on Amazon.

Jerami Grant, seen here playing defense against Argentina in an exhibition game earlier this week, is currently out for Team USA due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols (Image: Getty)

Jerami Grant in COVID Protocol, Team USA Cancels Australia Exhibition Game

Team USA has been proactive in minimizing a potential COVID-19 breakout after Bradley Beal tested positive for COVID-19 during training camp in Las Vegas. Team USA canceled an exhibition game against Australia slated for Friday evening at the Mandalay Bay. US Basketball officials sent forward Jerami Grant home to quarantine […]

Candace Parker from the Chicago Sky is the first woman to appear on the cover of a NBA2K. (Image: 2K Sports)

Candace Parker Becomes First WNBA Player on Cover of NBA 2K

Candace Parker, a two-time WNBA MVP, will make history when she becomes the first woman and first WNBA player to appear on the cover of the popular NBA 2K video game when she graces the GameStop Exclusive edition of NBA 2K22. The 25th-anniversary edition of NBA 2K, aka NBA 2K22, […]

Bradley Beal playing for Team USA in an exhibition game against Argentina at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. (Image: Porter Lambert/Getty)

Team USA’s Bradley Beal Could Miss Olympics Due to COVID-19 Protocols

It’s never a dull day with Team USA. The American men’s basketball squad is short one NBA star after Bradley Beal fouled out due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols that could force him to miss the Tokyo Olympics. USA basketball reported an unidentified player entered the COVID-19 protocol on […]

Kevin Durant dribbles by teammate Damian Lillard for Team USA during an exhibition game against Argentina in an exhibition game at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. (Image: Getty)

Team USA Blows Out Argentina to End 2-Game Skid in Olympics Tune Up

After losing their first two exhibition games during an Olympics warm-up in Las Vegas, Team USA finally won a game in a convincing 28-point blowout against Argentina with a final score of 108-80. Nigeria upset Team USA over the weekend, but the Americans only had four practices as a complete […]

Kawhi Leonard moments after he torn his ACL and a knee injury ended his postseason run with the LA Clippers in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals. (Image: Mark J. Terrill/AP)

LA Clippers All-Star Kawhi Leonard Undergoes ACL Surgery

We knew something was off when Kawhi Leonard from the Los Angeles Clippers exited Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Utah Jazz with a knee injury. When Kawhi didn’t appear in the Western Conference finals against the Phoenix Suns, fans and gamblers assumed the worse – that […]

Ben Simmons from the Philadelphia 76ers defends Malcolm Brogdon from the Indiana Pacers during the regular season at Wells Fargo Center in Philly. (Image: Getty)

NBA Rumors: Indiana Pacers Interested in a Ben Simmons Trade

The Indiana Pacers reportedly offered to trade Malcolm Brogdon and a first-round pick in the upcoming NBA Draft to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Ben Simmons. The 76ers either rejected the trade with the Pacers because they intend to keep Simmons, or they want to try to extract more […]

Damian Lillard from Team USA waits for a play to develop against Australia during an exhibition game at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. (Image: Ned Dishman/Getty)

Nigeria and Australia Beat Team USA in Olympics Warm Up

Team USA lost again, but is it time to freak out with the Tokyo Olympics less than two weeks away? Over the weekend in an exhibition series in Las Vegas, Nigeria upset the Team USA men’s basketball team stocked with NBA stars. Last night, Australia beat the Yanks after holding […]

Cam Johnson from the Phoenix unleashes a rim-rocking dunk over PJ Tucker in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. (Image: AZSports/Twitter)

Cam Johnson Throws Down Monstrous Dunk Over PJ Tucker (VIDEO)

The Phoenix Suns lost Game 3 of the 2021 NBA Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks, but Cam Johnson from the Suns silenced the crowd at Fiserv Forum for a brief moment with a soul-crushing slam dunk over PJ Tucker. Johnson scored 14 points off the bench in a 20-point blowout […]