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.

Giannis 'Greek Freak' Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks attempts a shot in traffic against Kevin Durant and other members of the Brooklyn Nets. (Image: Getty)

Do or Die Game 6 for Greek Freak and the Milwaukee Bucks

The Milwaukee Bucks are down 3-2 and on the brink of elimination from the 2021 NBA Playoffs, but they host Game 6 on their home court against the banged-up Brooklyn Nets for a chance to even the series and force a Game 7. The Brooklyn Nets won Game 5 without […]

Chris Paul of the Phoenix Suns celebrates a sweep of the Denver Nuggets after he guided the Suns to a spot in the Western Conference Finals. (Image: Porter Lambert/Getty)

Phoenix Suns Sweep Denver Nuggets, NBA Title Odds Bump to +375

The #2 Phoenix Suns became the first team to punch their ticket to a conference finals when they pulled off a four-game sweep against the #3 Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference semifinals. Thanks to the impressive sweep, the Suns saw their NBA championship odds jump to +375, according to […]

Are the LA Clippers simply unlucky, or is there something legitimate about the urban legend known as the Clippers Curse? (Image: Jayne Kamin-Oncea/USA Today Sports)

What is the Clippers Curse? The Hex on LA’s Second Team

The Los Angeles Clippers have never advanced out of the second round of the playoffs and they typically bust in the first round, or fail in the Western Conference semifinals. This freaky phenomena is widely known in LA as the “Clippers Curse” because the franchise cannot get over the playoff […]