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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

Stephen Curry leads Warriors to huge comeback win over Knicks

Whenever the Knicks threatened late, Curry was there with a big shot.

Warriors' Steve Kerr complains about lack of traveling calls

When coaching a team that doesn't travel much, it's in Kerr's best interest for the referees to be stricter with teams that do walk with the ball.

Mavericks lose Kyrie Irving — and their window of contending

Since the recovery time from a torn ACL can take nine to 12 months, Irving's injury means he likely won't play for the majority of the 2025-26 season as well.

Surging Blazers are making a run at the play-in tournament

2024-25 was supposed to be a rebuilding, non-competitive year for the Trail Blazers. Someone forgot to tell the players.

Watch: Hawks' Caris LeVert stuns Grizzlies with game-winner

The Memphis Grizzlies had a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter against the Atlanta Hawks. Five minutes and one Caris LeVert surge later, the Grizzlies had their third-straight last-second loss.

76ers' Tyrese Maxey gets even more hurt while playing hurt

Tyrese Maxey has been playing with a sprained finger on his shooting hand. Monday, he also injured his back. Maxey left Monday's 119-102 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers midway through the third quarter after taking a hard fall.

Lakers overshadowing Clippers once again

The Clippers thought they were pulling away from the Lakers this season, but LeBron James and company have chased them down.

Mavericks raise season ticket prices after Luka Doncic trade

Dallas Mavericks fans were already unhappy with the team for trading Luka Doncic. Now the team is raising prices for season tickets.

Quentin Grimes' career night helps Sixers break losing streak

Mired in a nine-game losing streak with their MVP out for the season, the Philadelphia 76ers turned to an unlikely hero: Quentin Grimes.

76ers finally close the door on Joel Embiid's return

Joel Embiid's lingering knee injury ruined the Philadelphia 76ers' title ambitions this season.

LeBron James, Lakers surging following Ohio State's championship win

Trading for Luka Doncic has turned the Los Angeles Lakers into legitimate contenders. But the team's turnaround seemed to truly start when its other superstar's favorite college program won it all.

Stephen Curry scores 56 points two weeks ahead of 37th birthday

In his 16th NBA season, Steph Curry had one of the biggest scoring nights of his career. Curry sank 12 three-pointers and scored 56 points as the Golden State Warriors beat the Orlando Magic, 121-115.

Short-handed Knicks get bad injury news about rookie center

With their top two centers out with injuries, rookie Ariel Hukporti got his first start for the New York Knicks on Wednesday. Thursday, they learned he'll miss the rest of the regular season.

Paul George pauses podcast for 76ers' play-in push

Now that Paul George is suspending podcasting to focus on basketball, the question remains: why did it take him so long?

Ben Simmons stars on both ends in Clippers win

He's no longer a star or even a starter, but he's the backup the Clippers have needed all season.

Tyrese Haliburton stays hot in win over Raptors

Since 2025 began, Tyrese Haliburton has been deadly accurate hooting from three-point range. His Indiana Pacers have been just plain deadly.

Pistons' win streak shows they can break longstanding losing streaks

The Detroit Pistons own many of the NBA's longest losing streaks against a single team. But after this week, they have two fewer.

LeBron James closes out Mavs as Luka Doncic posts triple-double in revenge game

Doncic sent Dallas a message Tuesday night. James sent a message to the rest of the NBA.

Luka Doncic has massive first half in revenge game against Mavericks

For the first 24 minutes of Tuesday's game, it was all Cool Hand Luka.

Grizzlies' Ja Morant takes over, sends Suns to heart-breaking OT loss

Tuesday could have been the night the Suns' season turned around. Instead, the game, like their hopes of contending, slipped away.

Watch: Anthony Edwards' game-saving block seals massive T-Wolves comeback

The Oklahoma City Thunder have the NBA's top defense. Monday night, last season's top defense put the clamps on the Thunder as they completed a 25-point comeback in OT.

76ers' nightmare season gets comical in blowout loss to Bulls

The Philadelphia 76ers are having a wretched season. Monday night, their play went from bad to cartoonish.

Nets' trade to get their picks back is looking bad

The Brooklyn Nets gave up a lot this summer to get their 2025 and 2026 first-round picks back from the Houston Rockets. It's looking like a lopsided deal for Houston.

Andre Iguodala's jersey retirement shows trend associated with big honor

Sunday, Andre Iguodala became the seventh player in Golden State Warriors franchise history to have his jersey retired. With only one exception, winning the Finals MVP award and a jersey retirement go hand in hand.