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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.

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Former Celtics great makes regrettable promise about Game 2

Unfortunately for him, the New York Knicks rallied from 20 points down to beat the Celtics in Boston, 91-90.

Thunder blow out Nuggets to even second-round series

The Oklahoma City Thunder lost a 13-point fourth-quarter lead in their Game 1 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Wednesday night, they decided to build an insurmountable lead right away.

Three stars from Wednesday's NBA playoffs: Cool KAT sets up Knicks' comeback

Here are three stars from Wednesday's slate of NBA second-round games.

Celtics shooting goes AWOL again in Game 2 loss

In the Celtics' series against the Knicks, they've missed 75 threes, and they're on the verge of missing their chance to repeat as champions.

Watch: Knicks' Mikal Bridges stops Celtics' Jayson Tatum to end Game 2

The New York Knicks traded five first-round picks to acquire Mikal Bridges last summer. The deal has paid off with two game-ending defensive plays from Bridges to give the Knicks a shocking 2-0 series lead over the Boston Celtics.

'Overrated' Tyrese Haliburton starring again in NBA playoffs

An anonymous survey of NBA players voted Haliburton the NBA's "Most Overrated" player. After the last three weeks of the playoffs, no one is calling him overrated anymore.

Warriors overcome Stephen Curry injury with lockdown defense in Game 1 win

When Stephen Curry headed to the locker room with a hamstring injury in the second quarter, the Golden State Warriors could have panicked. Instead, they locked down the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 99-88 win.

Four stars from Tuesday's NBA playoff games

Road teams remained undefeated in the second round of the NBA playoffs Tuesday, as the Pacers shocked the top-seeded Cavaliers and the Warriors downed the Timberwolves in Minneapolis. Here are four stars from Tuesday night's second-round action.

Steph Curry injury might not doom Warriors — but it doesn't help

Can the Warriors stay afloat while Curry is out?

No lead is safe in the 2025 NBA playoffs

The Cleveland Cavaliers had a seven-point lead in the final minute of Game 2 against the Indiana Pacers. The Milwaukee Bucks could have told them that lead wasn't safe.

Watch: Aaron Gordon's game-winner stuns Thunder in Game 1

The Oklahoma City Thunder led by 11 points late in the fourth quarter of Monday's Game 1, but big shots by Nikola Jokic, two missed free throws and a huge three-pointer from Aaron Gordon gave the Denver Nuggets an improbable 121-119 win.

Three stars from Monday's NBA playoff games

The New York Knicks stunned the defending-champion Boston Celtics on the road in overtime while the Denver Nuggets shocked the Oklahoma City Thunder on the road.

Knicks shut down Celtics late in comeback Game 1 OT win

On a night when Mikal Bridges played phenomenal defense and the Boston Celtics missed a record 45 three-pointers, it was appropriate that the final play of game featured Bridges clamping Jaylen Brown behind the arc as time expired.

Cavaliers could be severely short-handed in Game 2

The Cleveland Cavaliers were one of the NBA's deepest teams this season. They may have to rely heavily on that depth in Game 2.

Warriors continue to torment former nemeses in Game 7 win

It was a familiar end for some Rockets players, coaches and the city of Houston itself, as Steph Curry and Draymond Green won a series over the Rockets for the fifth time in their careers.

Buddy Hield lifts Warriors to massive Game 7 win over Rockets

Going into Sunday's Game 7, Stephen Curry had beaten the Houston Rockets in four previous playoff series. He notched another win, though it was a different Golden State Warriors sharpshooter leading the way.

Three stars from Sunday's NBA playoffs

The second round of the NBA playoffs began Sunday in Cleveland, mere hours before the first round of the playoffs ended in Houston.

Pacers use balanced attack vs. Cavaliers to steal home-court advantage

The Cleveland Cavaliers rode winning streaks of 16 and 15 games to a 64-18 record that gave them home-court advantage through the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Three stars from Friday's NBA playoffs

Here are three stars from Friday night's NBA action.

Rockets force Game 7 with furious final quarter vs. Warriors

In a tight Game 6 against the Warriors, the youthful Rockets looked like the more experienced team.

LeBron James suffered concerning injury in Lakers' season-ending loss

LeBron James struggled in the fourth quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' Game 5 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. 

New Spurs coach could be on the hot seat right away

As the franchise moves away from its rebuild, Johnson won't enjoy the job security of his predecessor.

Clippers' veterans force Game 7 with tough home win over Nuggets

James Harden had a huge first half to help the Los Angeles Clippers hang with the Denver Nuggets in Game 6. He and the Clippers avoided elimination with second-half help from Norman Powell, Kawhi Leonard — and Russell Westbrook.

How Pistons' late comeback was thwarted by even later Knicks comeback in Game 6

Facing elimination, the Detroit Pistons made a furious fourth-quarter comeback. Then the Knicks made a furious comeback of their own to eliminate them.