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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

Did artificial intelligence help create 76ers disaster?

The Philadelphia 76ers gave out over $600M in player contracts last summer, and the team is in mid-March with the NBA's sixth-worst record. How did they get there? Blame artificial intelligence.

What layoff? Warriors' Jonathan Kuminga shines in return

After missing 31 games with an ankle injury, no one knew how Jonathan Kuminga would fit back in with the red-hot Golden State Warriors. On Thursday night, he fit in quite nicely.

Utah Jazz's tanking plan just got more expensive

The Utah Jazz have held numerous players out of games to improve their draft position. That strategy has now cost them more than wins.

Mavericks owner's stunning claim on Luka Doncic trade contradicts GM Nico Harrison — and reality

It's hard to believe that Dumont is familiar with NBA basketball.

Mikal Bridges' game-winner overshadows overwork debate

Mikal Bridges and Tom Thibodeau had different stories about whether the two talked about getting the New York Knicks starters more rest. Then Bridges' overtime game-winner changed the narrative.

Timberwolves continue to have Nuggets' number

Five games into their second-round series last season, the Nuggets had three straight wins and a 3-2 lead. They haven't beaten the Timberwolves since.

Rockets' big win over Suns helps them this year and next

Every Suns loss is a win for the Rockets' draft position this June.

Thunder outlast Celtics in a possible Finals preview

The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder were dead even for 40 minutes Wednesday night. Then the Celtics' vaunted three-point shooting abandoned them and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander overwhelmed them.

Who he coach for? Shaq's gaffe shows he doesn't watch NBA games

Shaquille O'Neal complimented Chauncey Billups' coaching job during TNT's broadcast Tuesday night. Unfortunately, he forgot which team Billups coaches.

Watch: Tyrese Haliburton's wild four-point play stuns Bucks

Tyrese Haliburton is great at a lot of things, but beating the Milwaukee Bucks might be what he's best at.

Jarrett Allen continues to punish the Nets for trading him

Allen scored 23 points, collected 13 rebounds and blocked three shots as the Cavaliers won their 15th straight game.

Heat are letting fourth-quarter leads, playoff spot slip away

For the season, the Heat have lost nine times in games where they led by 15 points or more.

Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray show Nuggets are playoff threat to Thunder

The Oklahoma City Thunder have the NBA's No. 1 defense. That didn't stop Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets for hanging 140 points on them Monday night.

Lakers' loss to Nets shows they already miss LeBron James

The Los Angeles Lakers faced the 21-42 Brooklyn Nets without LeBron James Monday night. They looked like the team holding onto 11th place, not a championship contender.

P.J. Tucker is a throwback addition for the Knicks

Signing P.J. Tucker provides help for a New York Knicks team with issues of frontcourt depth. He's also the type of player the Knicks relied on in their 90's glory days.

Grizzlies' Ja Morant remains greatest almost-dunker in NBA history

Ja Morant came away from Sunday's game with the New Orleans Pelicans with 32 points, a 107-104 victory and what was almost the dunk of the year.

Jazz out-tank Sixers in epic battle for ping-pong balls

The Philadelphia 76ers did their best to blow a 22-point fourth-quarter lead Sunday. But they couldn't play badly enough to lose to the aggressively tanking Utah Jazz.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes MVP statement in Thunder's big win

SGA finished second to Denver's Nikola Jokic in last year's MVP voting, but he outplayed the Nuggets big man Sunday.

Crucial non-call helps Thunder take down Nuggets

Oklahoma City's lineup featuring Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein helped slow down Nikola Jokic on Sunday. A huge non-call helped keep the two bigs on the court.

No one in the Eastern Conference wants the 10-seed

The lure of making the play-in isn't working like commissioner Adam Silver intended. Short of the NBA initiating fines for blatant tanking, the bottom part of the Eastern Conference looks to be unwatchable for the rest of the season.

Watch: Christian Braun and Kevin Durant trade last-second threes before Nuggets' OT win

The Nuggets fought off a Suns team that isn't quitting after dropping 12 of their last 16 games.

Lakers' stifling defense gives them OT win over Knicks

The New York Knicks have a top-five offense in the NBA. After halftime Thursday night, the resurgent Los Angeles Lakers defense shut them down.

Jalen Brunson's ugly injury could lead to disastrous Knicks road trip

Jalen Brunson suffered an ankle injury that knocked him out of the game — and the rest of the Knicks' West Coast road trip.

Bulls guard Coby White's career night downs reeling Magic

Leading late in the fourth quarter, the Orlando Magic looked poised to break their four-game losing streak. Then Coby White took over the game.