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Sean Keane

NBA Writer

Sean Keane is a sportswriter and a comedian based in Oakland, California, with experience covering the NBA, MLB, NFL and Ice Cube’s three-on-three basketball league, The Big 3. He’s written for Comedy Central’s “Another Period,” ESPN the Magazine, and Audible.com. His debut album “America’s Uncle Dad” debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes comedy chart and since 2016, he’s co-hosted the NBA podcast “Roundball Rock. In 2014, the San Francisco Bay Guardian named Keane an “Outstanding Local Discovery” and promptly went out of business.

EXPERTISE:

NBA, NFL, MLB

Watch: Alex Caruso saves the Bulls

The Milwaukee Bucks may have Dame Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo, but the Chicago Bulls have Alex Caruso. 

LeBron James will skip Lakers game to watch son's debut

When Bronny James makes his debut for USC, his father will be there, whether the Lakers have a game or not.

Lakers big man has abandoned the three-pointer

Lakers coach Darvin Ham wanted his big man to take six three-pointers per game. Anthony Davis has gone the other direction.

Pistons approaching rare winless month

There have been a lot of bad teams in NBA history. Not many have lost for a full month.

Troubles mounting for Thunder guard Josh Giddey

While the Oklahoma City Thunder are racking up wins, young guard Josh Giddey’s troubles are piling up.

Bulls ‘Big Three’ era hits rock bottom

The Chicago Bulls had high hopes for their All-Star trio. After Tuesday night, those hopes have been dashed.

Warriors insider clarifies report on Andrew Wiggins' conditioning

Turns out Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins had a reason to take it easy this summer.

It's time to change the NBA tournament tiebreakers

The NBA's in-season tournament has been exciting. But the point differential tiebreaker is leading to unpleasant basketball. 

Knicks center makes bombshell allegation about NBA hygiene

Mitchell Robinson has a theory about the color of NBA basketballs.

Draymond Green has embarrassing sequence in his return

Draymond Green came back from his five-game suspension Tuesday. His emotions still got the best of him.

Watch: Malik Monk’s game-winner caps Kings comeback

The Sacramento Kings just had to lose by 11 points or less to advance in the in-season tournament. Malik Monk sent them to the knockout round undefeated.

NBA promotion shows slow ticket sales for in-season tournament

The in-season tournament may be a hit with players, but the public isn't ready to buy in yet.

NBA in-season tournament tiebreaker is ruffling some feathers

The NBA’s new tournament is adding excitement to early-season basketball. But the tiebreaker is creating hurt feelings.

The Memphis Grizzlies are quickly running out of time

The Memphis Grizzlies won't get Ja Morant back for four weeks. It might be too late to save their season.

Watch: Alex Smith rips Tom Brady's controversial comments

Alex Smith fired back at Tom Brady’s criticism of modern football.

One fact about the Pistons that's hard to believe

The Detroit Pistons took a flyer on James Wiseman last year. They’ve won just four games since then.

Don't buy the Houston Rockets' turnaround yet

The Houston Rockets have a new coach and new players. They’re eighth in the West, but there’s reason to doubt their 6-6 record.

Lakers punch ticket to knockout round

This Lakers team is close to bringing LeBron James another trophy. But it might be the NBA Cup.

Watch: Kevin Durant moves into 11th on all-time scoring list

In his 1,000th NBA game, Kevin Durant moved up on the all-time scoring list.

Pacers clinch knockout round berth with high-scoring effort

The in-season tournament game between the Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks had everything. Except defense.

Watch: Heat star Jimmy Butler breaks out sky hook

During the regular season, Butler picks his spots to score, as he did in Monday's first quarter, when he poured in ten of his 16 points. After that, Butler dished six assists in the last three quarters, but he didn't make a single three-pointer — or another sky hook.

Even multiple ejections can't help Pistons stop losing streak

Denver lost their head coach and their MVP in the first half. That wasn't enough to get the Detroit Pistons a win.

Watch: Chet Holmgren’s buzzer-beater forces OT

The Oklahoma City Thunder are starting to show scary potential.

Mavericks' Mark Cuban doesn't like the NBA's funky tournament courts either

The courts do seem like a wild variable to introduce to the regular season since they're all different, custom courts. Not only are they often eyesores on television, but the different surfaces are nearly impossible to adapt to.

Rudy Gobert might be right about Draymond Green's ejections

Minnesota TImberwolves center Rudy Gobert claimed that Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green tries to get ejected when Steph Curry is not playing. Do statistics back up this idea?