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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

Three questions facing the Los Angeles Lakers ahead of 2024-25 season

LeBron James and Anthony Davis won Olympic gold medals, an in-season tournament and a play-in game last season, but it was still a disappointing year for the Los Angeles Lakers.

NBA champion returns to complete Mavericks roster

Dallas isn’t re-signing him for his 2.5 points per game and the 15 three-pointers he sank last season. It's bringing him back because the team has plenty of quality reserves who can play, but not many veteran leaders.

Veteran three-point specialist chooses Dubai over NBA

Veteran three-point specialist Davis Bertans has had NBA interest this offseason, but he has decided to take his career in a slightly different direction.

Francis Tiafoe’s time in New York ends in U.S. Open semifinal

Francis Tiafoe and New York City sports fans fell in love during the U.S. Open. But like the New York Knicks, Tiafoe ran out of gas before the finals.

Three questions for the Los Angeles Clippers ahead of the 2024-25 season

As the Clippers begin their new era at the Intuit Dome, here are three questions facing Los Angeles' other team next season.

Three questions about the Houston Rockets ahead of 2024-25 season

Here are three big questions for the Rockets heading into the new season.

Three questions about Golden State Warriors ahead of 2024-25 season

The Golden State Warriors still have Steph Curry and Draymond Green, but their equation for a successful season is a somewhat complicated one.

Three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year to compete on 'Dancing with the Stars'

Dwight Howard has been a three-time DPOY. Now he'll try his luck on DWTS.

New Jersey 76ers? Garden State wants to bring back NBA team

The Philadelphia 76ers are committed to getting a new arena. They might have to cross the state line to get it.

Three questions about Dallas Mavericks ahead of 2024-25 season

The Dallas Mavericks made a surprising run to the NBA Finals last season. Now, as the Mavericks try to build on their conference championship, they've made some changes with the roster.

Olympics to Olympiacos: French guard leaves NBA for Europe

Evan Fournier’s efforts in helping France to an Olympic silver medal got him a job. Just not in the NBA.

Three questions for Denver Nuggets ahead of 2024-25 season

The NBA season is less than two months away. To prepare for the 2024-25 season, we're looking at the three biggest questions facing each NBA team for next year.

Grizzlies All-Rookie forward to have surgery on broken foot

It appears the Grizzlies still haven't shaken their terrible injury luck from a season ago.

Pacers commit to excellent bench by extending veteran PG

A major reason that the Indiana Pacers made it to the Eastern Conference Finals was the dominant performance of their bench unit. Now, the leader of that unit is staying in Indiana long-term.

Mark Cuban thinks Klay Thompson's life will be 'a lot easier' with Mavericks

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban discussed how Klay Thompson might fit with the team.

Watch: Brewers catcher steals home

It’s never good when an opposing player steals home against you. When it’s the opposing catcher, that's downright embarrassing.

Warriors extend franchise player through 2027

When he became a two-time MVP in 2016, Steph Curry was the 61st-highest-paid players in the NBA. He's making up for the shortfall on the back end of his career.

Senators question NBA commissioner over relationship with dictator

The NBA is proud to have built the Basketball Africa League. But at least two United States Senators are concerned that the NBA had to do business with a dictator to make it happen.

Markelle Fultz and the five worst NBA No. 1 picks of all time

Seven years after the Philadelphia 76ers selected Fultz with the No. 1 overall pick, the 26-year-old is unsigned and could be out of the NBA.

Are Nuggets getting cold feet about star guard's extension?

In June, Shams Charania reported that the Denver Nuggets were prepared to give Jamal Murray a four-year max extension. Two months later, there's still no deal for the 27-year-old guard.

Chicago Sky make midseason mascot change

Some teams struggling through a disappointing season will fire their coaches. The WNBA's Chicago Sky fired their mascot.

NBA offseason grades: Southwest Division

It's time to assign grades to each NBA team, division-by-division, to see which teams aced the offseason and which needed some tutoring before making all their moves. Next up is the Southwest Division.

NBA offseason grades: Northwest Division

The Oklahoma City Thunder got better (scary) this offseason. How did the rest of the Northwest Division fare?

Longtime Warrior Al Attles dies at 87

Hall of Famer Al Attles lived to be 87 years old. The last 63 were spent working with the Golden State Warriors. Attles spent more than six decades with the Warriors as a player, coach, executive and ambassador — sometimes holding one or more roles at the same time.

NBA offseason grades: Pacific division

The NBA offseason is all but complete after eight weeks of drafts, trades and signings. So we are ready to assign grades to each NBA team, division-by-division, to see which teams flunked the offseason and which deserve the honor roll for their moves. First up, the Pacific division.