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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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NBA, NFL, MLB

NBA bungles MVP announcement

The NBA needs to rethink the whole process.

Thunder's depth overwhelms Timberwolves with big second half in Game 1

The Thunder were just too much for the Wolves in Game 1.

Three stars from Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference Finals

The Minnesota Timberwolves went into Oklahoma City on Tuesday night hoping to steal a game. For two quarters, they looked great before the Thunder seized control after halftime with a 114-88 win.

Ranking the top 10 players in the NBA conference finals

On the NBA's second-biggest stage, here are the 10 best players remaining in the playoffs.

Five players who have earned a raise during the NBA playoffs

The NBA playoffs are a crucible where players are tested, weaknesses exposed, and for some impending free agents, bundles of money are earned. Here are five players whose performances have raised their value for the summer transaction season.

NBA champions are being denied by teams designed to beat them

The downside of winning an NBA title is that other teams will build their own teams to stop you. For the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets, the anti-champions strategies worked perfectly.

Three stars from Sunday's Thunder-Nuggets Game 7

The Oklahoma City Thunder rode a dominant second quarter to a 125-93 win over the Denver Nuggets, propelling to their first Western Conference Finals appearance since 2016. Here are three stars from the Thunder's big win.

Three stars from Thursday's Nuggets-Thunder game

Here are three stars from the Nuggets' 119-107 win over the Thunder on Thursday.

Jamal Murray shakes off illness as Nuggets force Game 7 vs. Thunder

The Jokic-Murray combination has won a lot of big playoff games over the years. Thursday's game was one of the biggest.

Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander outduels Nuggets' Nikola Jokic in Game 5 thriller

Every time Nikola Jokic made a big play down the stretch of Game 5, his MVP rival Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was there with a big play of his own. 

Five questions for the Cleveland Cavaliers

After losing in the second round of the playoffs, what's next for Cleveland?

Three stars from Tuesday's NBA playoffs

One top-seeded team rallied to take a 3-2 series lead. The other is out after another home loss. Here are three stars from Tuesday's pair of second-round NBA playoff games.

Pacers' Game 5 win doesn't feel like an upset after dominant second half

In their decisive Game 5 victory on Tuesday, the Pacers erased Cleveland's big lead early and dominated the second half.

Watch: Myles Turner's dagger stuns top-seeded Cavaliers, seals Pacers' win

Myles Turner didn't make his first three-pointer until the final minute of Tuesday's Game 5. His timing couldn't have been better. 

NBA Draft Lottery conspiracy theories don't make sense

The reaction to the Dallas Mavericks winning the NBA Draft Lottery Monday night included surprise, incredulity and misguided conspiracy theories.

Unpredictable NBA lottery results are a feature, not a bug

When the Dallas Mavericks leapfrogged 10 teams to get the No. 1 overall pick Monday night, it was a very unlikely outcome. But it's also exactly what the NBA encouraged.

Warriors have no choice but to wait for Steph Curry

The Warriors lost their third straight game to the Minnesota Timberwolves without Curry, who left their Game 1 win with a Grade 1 hamstring strain. 

Three stars from Monday's NBA playoffs

Here are three stars from Monday's NBA playoffs.

Watch: Timberwolves take control of Game 4 with massive third-quarter run

The shorthanded Golden State Warriors were playing the Minnesota Timberwolves even through 28 minutes Monday. But a 17-0 four-minute stretch put the Wolves in the driver's seat of Game 4 — and the second-round series as a whole.

Want the No. 1 pick? Just lose a superstar to the Lakers

The Mavericks' surprising jump to the No. 1 pick continues an interesting recent trend.

Jalen Brunson puts Celtics on the brink in Game 4

The Boston Celtics have dominated the first halves of their recent playoff games. Once again in Monday's Game 4, though, the second half belonged to Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks.

Celtics blow big lead vs. Knicks, lose Jayson Tatum to injury

The Boston Celtics lost another big lead against the New York Knicks. Then, in the final minutes, they may have lost their best player for an indefinite amount of time.

Mavericks' disaster season ends with draft lottery win

Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison has been under fire since trading franchise cornerstone Luka Doncic. Now, he and the Mavs have the chance to draft a new franchise player with the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.

Winners and losers from the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery

The tanking is over, the ping-pong balls have been drawn, the protected picks have been assigned and Cooper Flagg is likely going to be a member of the Dallas Mavericks. Here are the winners and losers from Monday's NBA draft lottery.

Michael Jordan's new TV gig will burnish his legacy and brand

Michael Jordan has never shown interest in doing television before Monday's announcement that he was joining NBC's basketball coverage next season. But two big factors are driving this move: Legacy and Nike sales.