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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

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.

76ers finally get back-to-back wins after beating Hornets

A big preseason story about the Philadelphia 76ers was whether their stars would rest on back-to-backs. They probably didn't imagine they wouldn't get back-to-back wins until Dec. 3.

Giannis Antetokounmpo dominates as Bucks advance in NBA Cup

Coming off his 48th career triple-double, the only thing that kept Giannis Antetokounmpo from No. 49 was how big his team's lead was Tuesday night.

Payton Pritchard's 6MOY campaign draws support from opposing coach

He has scored 20 or more points in four straight games.

LeBron James' three-point shot has abandoned him

As a team, the Los Angeles Lakers have gone cold from three-point range. But no one has gone colder than LeBron James.

Watch: Jalen Johnson dunks Hawks to their fourth straight win

The New Orleans Pelicans nearly tied the Atlanta Hawks in the fourth quarter Monday night. Then Jalen Johnson asserted himself with a huge dunk.

Transition defense, or lack thereof, is killing the Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers have a new head coach and a new defensive scheme, and the same old problems with transition defense. Sunday night, the opposing coach bailed them out.

Watch: Sam Hauser beats the buzzer for point differential

Usually when a team has a two-possession lead in the final seconds, it doesn't need a buzzer-beater. But thanks to the NBA Cup’s scoring system, Sam Hauser’s last-second shot Friday could be huge.

Hawks punch ticket to NBA Cup quarters by taking down East contender

The Atlanta Hawks are 9-11, but three of those wins are against the two best teams in the Eastern Conference.

Watch: Josh Green's clutch three takes too long to go down in Hornets loss

With three seconds left in the game Friday, Josh Green made an important three-pointer. But it took so long to go through the hoop time ran out.

76ers' terrible start is great news for Thunder as old trade comes back to haunt Philly

One thing that's certain is that Thunder fans and GM Sam Presti will keep hoping the 76ers remain bad.

Hornets rookie emerges in loss to Heat

He finished with 17 points and three steals, helping his team erase a 17-point Miami lead in the final nine minutes.

Rockets center takes over in OT to beat 76ers

It's the second straight game where he has started slowly and crushed his opponents late.

Watch: Amen Thompson helps Rockets steal win in Minnesota

Tuesday night, Amen Thompson and the Houston Rockets rode a big defensive effort to beat the Wolves in overtime, 117-111.

Watch: Lakers give up another big third quarter run vs. Suns

Lakers head coach JJ Redick might want to rethink his halftime speeches after his team got rocked in the third quarter again.

Watch: Bucks' Damian Lillard scorches the Heat to start NBA Cup showdown

With Giannis Antetokounmpo out for the Bucks' NBA Cup battle with the Heat on Tuesday, Damian Lillard knew the offense depended on him. In the first quarter, it almost completely did.

Jae Crowder close to joining Kings two years after holdout with Suns

Before the 2022-23 season, Jae Crowder refused to play for the Phoenix Suns. Two years later, it took until the week of Thanksgiving before he was close to securing an NBA job.

Joel Embiid's health might not be manageable for 76ers

The Philadelphia 76ers had an ambitious plan to protect Joel Embiid's health this season. But as their star prepares to miss his third straight game, getting a healthy Embiid could be rare this season.