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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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Blazers center vaults into Rookie of the Year race

Donovan Clingan got a chance to start Wednesday night for the Portland Trail Blazers. To celebrate the occasion, he had a block party.

Kings unveil strange new mascot

The Kings adopted a brand-new mascot for the Emirates NBA Cup on Friday, and he's already one of the NBA's weirdest.

Watch: John Collins dunks the Jazz to victory over Mavericks

At the end, it was the Clarkson-Collins duo that did it all for Utah.

Watch: Pistons rookie blows game-winning free throws vs. Bucks

In the biggest moment of his young NBA career, No. 5 pick Ronald Holland II had a chance to win a huge game by making a single free throw. He did not.

76ers shorthanded again as stars sit out second game of back-to-back

The 76ers finally got to see prized free agent Paul George play with superstar Joel Embiid on Tuesday night. Wednesday night, they'll be back on the bench in street clothes.

Lakers center to miss time with ankle injury amid NBA investigation

The Center will miss the next couple of weeks before he's re-evaluated by the team's medical staff.

Draymond Green claims Klay Thompson 'ghosted' Stephen Curry before homecoming

Stephen Curry didn't give a planned speech honoring his former teammate Klay Thompson Tuesday night, and was quite fired up at game's end. Wednesday, Draymond Green provided the reason.

Steph Curry has admission about his 'night night' move against Mavericks

Steph Curry still hasn't done his signature celebration in a game the Warriors lost. 

Heat waste Tyler Herro's late heroics in loss to Pistons

Tyler Herro hit every big shot possible for the Miami Heat Tuesday night. Then their veteran coach blew the game by calling a timeout he didn't have.

Watch: Onyeka Okongwu's game-winning tip-in shocks Celtics in Emirates Cup opener

Onyeka Okongwu tipped in a Dyson Daniels miss with 6.1 seconds for the game-winning basket in Atlanta's 117-116 win over Boston.

Watch: 76ers' Joel Embiid runs out of gas early in season debut

Joel Embiid sat out the Philadelphia 76ers' first nine games of the season as he worked on his conditioning. Tuesday night, it was clear that conditioning still needs some work.

Watch: Warriors greet Klay Thompson with hero's welcome

Klay Thompson's homecoming was certainly emotional.

Three best matchups for the opening night of the Emirates Cup

The NBA's in-season tournament begins Tuesday night, and the multi-week event kicks off with some intriguing games.

Watch: 76ers' Caleb Martin steals rebound from twin brother, Cody

Down one point in overtime Sunday, Cody Martin of the Charlotte Hornets had a chance to corral a missed free throw and give his team a final shot. His twin brother, Caleb, had other ideas.

Victor Wembanyama's monster game leads Spurs to win over Kings

It was a stunning shooting night for the sophomore center, who went 6-of-12 from behind the arc.

Bulls' lack of trade activity shows they won't make any necessary moves

The team's early success is fun to watch, especially with them playing at the NBA's fastest pace. But every win this year might make the future Bulls worse. 

Bucks are far from trading Giannis Antetokounmpo

 The Bucks sitting at 2-8 after their second loss to the Boston Celtics Sunday, but don't expect the Greek Freak to opt out any time soon.

Ja Morant's injury nothing new for resilient Grizzlies

The Memphis Grizzlies got bad injury news about superstar Ja Morant this weekend. But accounting for missing starters is nothing new for this injury-plagued roster that's been surprisingly resilient this season.

Kings' three-point problems holding them back

The team's inability to shoot from the outside is keeping it from being elite.

Thunder center's injury will test the limits of small ball

Until the end of the month, the tallest active player on the Thunder is 6-foot-9 center Ousmane Dieng.

Warriors complete statement road trip with big win over Thunder

The Golden State Warriors got off to a hot start against some mediocre competition. They stayed hot, completing a 4-1 road trip with a win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.

Scottie and Scotty Pippen Jr. make father-son history

Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen has been out of the league for decades, but he still managed to make history — thanks to his son, Scotty.

Classic Suns-Mavs game ends with questionable call

The Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks game featured a battle between some of the NBA's biggest stars. It ended on a controversial foul call on an offensive rebound.

Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns crushes spiraling Bucks

The Milwaukee Bucks haven't had a lot of answers during their 2-7 start. They especially had no answer for Karl-Anthony Towns Friday night. 

Watch: Cavaliers blitz Warriors with 20-2 run to open game

The Cleveland Cavaliers looked every bit like the NBA's only undefeated team in the opening minutes Friday.