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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

Thunder shut down Luka Doncic to make NBA Cup semifinals

The Dallas Mavericks may have Luka Doncic, but the Oklahoma City Thunder have the NBA's top defense. Tuesday night, that defense won out in a 118-104 Thunder win.

Magic HC Jamahl Mosley loses by winning challenged call

Orlando Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley correctly challenged a foul call late in the team's 114-109 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Unfortunately, the result was worse than the original call.

Watch: Damian Lillard shoots Bucks into NBA Cup semifinals

With the Milwaukee Bucks in danger of a quarterfinal loss in the NBA Cup, their All-Star guard declared the final two minutes were Dame Time.

NBA Cup preview: Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder

The knockout round of the NBA Cup begins Tuesday night, with the final eight teams competing for a chance to head to the semifinals in Las Vegas. The first Western Conference matchup has the Dallas Mavericks traveling 200 miles up Interstate 35 to play the Oklahoma City Thunder.

NBA Cup preview: Orlando Magic at Milwaukee Bucks

We've reached the knockout round of the NBA Cup, where the eight remaining teams face win-or-go-home games Tuesday and Wednesday night. First up is the Orlando Magic visiting the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday.

Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns does it all down the stretch to defeat Raptors

The Toronto Raptors fought hard against the New York Knicks Monday night, but in the end, they couldn't deal with Karl-Anthony Towns.

Watch: Raptors star has a big first half against old team

The New York Knicks traded RJ Barrett last December. Monday night, he showed his old team what they were missing.

Goga Bitadze is turning into the Magic's secret weapon

Two seasons ago, the Indiana Pacers waived former first-round pick Goga Bitadze. Now he's an invaluable member of one of the NBA's best teams.

Watch: Stephen Curry's 38-footer beats the third-quarter buzzer

When the clock is winding down, Stephen Curry is at his best. No matter how far out he has to shoot from.

Watch: Trae Young hits game-winner against the Lakers in OT

Anthony Davis and LeBron James combined for 77 points on Friday night, but with eight seconds left in overtime, Trae Young made all their efforts for naught.

Watch: Celtics' Jrue Holiday comes up clutch against his former team

The Milwaukee Bucks traded away All-Defensive guard Jrue Holiday last season to get Damian Lillard. Friday night, Holiday made his old team pay down the stretch.

Watch: Knicks' OG Anunoby has hilarious postgame habit

OG Anunoby has emerged as a emerged as a scorer for the New York Knicks this season, regularly putting up big point totals for the NBA's No. 1 offense. His biggest problem? He can't stop stealing the microphone.

ESPN pundit wants Warriors to trade for LeBron James

With the Los Angeles Lakers floundering, ESPN's Michael Wilbon had a dramatic suggestion on Friday: Trade LeBron James to the Golden State Warriors.

LeBron James may need to visit 'the LeBron James of feet'

After playing every game of the season so far, LeBron James is questionable for Friday's game against the Atlanta Hawks with a sore foot. If it persists, he knows who to call.

Without veteran stars, Warriors win 15th straight over Rockets

Steph Curry and Draymond Green were out for the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night. But when they play the Houston Rockets, it doesn't seem to matter who's on the court.

Watch: Pelicans' Herbert Jones blocks Suns' Devin Booker at the buzzer

Herbert Jones played his first game for the New Orleans Pelicans since Oct. 29 on Thursday night. He made a big defensive impact right away.

Watch: Nuggets HC Michael Malone calls earliest timeout of the season in loss

When Sam Merrill hit a three-pointer to open the second quarter Thursday night, Michael Malone was so mad he took a timeout. Even if only 13 seconds had elapsed.

Adrian Wojnarowski reveals cancer diagnosis

Adrian Wojnarowski opened up about his cancer diagnosis and his decision to walk away from his job at ESPN.

'The Wall' at Clippers home games proving costly to free-throw shooters

The Clippers' new arena has a special section called "The Wall," where fans try to distract opposing players who are shooting free throws. So far, it's working.

Hawks steal a game from Bucks for fifth straight win

This is a different Atlanta Hawks team than in previous years.

LeBron James finally moves up on all-time three-pointers list

James hit the 2,451st three-pointer of his career, but it took him long enough.

Watch: Heat's Tyler Herro catches fire in third quarter vs. Lakers

Tyler Herro is having the best three-point shooting season of his young career. Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Lakers, Herro had the best three-point shooting quarter of his life.

Charles Barkley wants Nikola Jokic to get some help

Nikola Jokic has been the NBA's best player this season. Tuesday night, TNT's Charles Barkley demanded that his team get him the help he deserves.

Bucks' turnaround driven by easy schedule

The Bucks have won nine of their last 10, and the Rockets are still the only winning team in that stretch.

Watch: Knicks bank on Josh Hart's passing to advance in NBA Cup

The New York Knicks beat up the Orlando Magic in the first half of Tuesday's 121-106 win. But a great pass from Josh Hart and a buzzer-beating shot by Mikal Bridges knocked the Magic down to the wild-card spot.