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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

Celtics dominate short-handed Cavaliers in blowout Game 1 win

Boston rode a 32-point performance by Jaylen Brown and three quarters of strong defense to easily defeat the Cavaliers, who got dominated on the boards and from three-point range.

Watch: Celtics' Derrick White stays hot from deep in Game 1

Jayson Tatum is ice-cold from three-point range. Luckily Derrick White is picking up the slack for him.

Rudy Gobert's Defensive Player of the Year award redeems reputation of darkness retreats

Rudy Gobert’s darkness retreat helped lead to his fourth Defensive Player of the Year award.

Nuggets melt down under Timberwolves' pressure to go down 0-2

The Timberwolves' relentless defense got to the Nuggets Monday night, even on an emotional level.

Three stars from Monday’s slate of NBA playoff games

New York won another game with controversial calls that went down to the wire. Minnesota looked more like contenders than the defending champs. Here are three stars from Monday’s NBA playoffs.

Knicks' Jalen Brunson joins elite company with latest scoring effort

Only four players have scored 40 or more points in four straight playoff games. Three are Hall of Famers. One is Jalen Brunson.

Watch: Nuggets HC Michael Malone gets into it with the referees

It looked like Michael Malone might get ejected when he exploded at referee Mark Davis. He didn't even get a technical foul.

Watch: Knicks' Donte DiVincenzo makes, absorbs big shot to win Game 1

Another Knicks playoff game, another big three from the Michael Jordan of Delaware. 

Watch: Pacers bench dominates in first half of Game 1 vs. Knicks

It's the second straight game T.J. McConnell has provided bench punch after logging 20 points and nine assists in Indiana's Game 6 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.

New dad Rudy Gobert to miss Game 2 but history shows he could have big return

Minnesota center Rudy Gobert welcomed a new baby Monday morning. Based on recent playoff history, the Timberwolves could be getting a supercharged Gobert when he returns.

Spurs' Victor Wembanyama unanimously wins NBA Rookie of the Year award

The most hyped NBA rookie since LeBron James lived up to the hype this season.

Series preview: Knicks vs. Pacers is a 90's throwback

The New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers met in the playoffs six times between 1993 and 2000. Now, they're facing off again in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

The NBA dropped the ball with its playoff TV scheduling

The NBA buried one of its first-round playoff series for no reason.

Watch: 12-2 run gets Cavs back into Game 7

Game 7 was starting to look like a blowout. Then Cleveland’s role players went on a run.

Three stars from Saturday’s NBA playoffs

The Nuggets finally met a team that can hang with them in the fourth quarter on Saturday. Now they’re trailing in a playoff series for the first time since 2022.

Ant-Man leads Timberwolves to Game 1 upset of Nuggets

The Minnesota Timberwolves put the Denver Nuggets on notice with Saturday's Game 1 win to open the second round of the Western Conference playoffs.

Watch: Jamal Murray’s big four-point play vs. Timberwolves

Murray hit a huge shot to get Denver four much-needed points in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. But the foul he drew could be even bigger.

Watch: Karl-Anthony Towns lights it up in the third

Karl-Anthony Towns has been known to disappear in playoff games. He was very visible in the third quarter of Game 1.

Watch: Anthony Edwards does it all for Minnesota

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards was cooking the Denver Nuggets to open their second-round series.

Three stars from Friday’s NBA playoffs

The Magic forced a Game 7, and the Mavericks used "Luka Magic" to send the Clippers home. Here are three stars from Friday’s NBA playoffs.

Mavericks' Luka Doncic gets payback, knocks out Clippers

The first two times Luka Doncic made the playoffs, the Clippers knocked him out in the first round. This year, it was time for payback. 

Donovan Mitchell's 50-burger goes to waste as Magic dominate the offensive glass to force Game 7

Donovan Mitchell scored 50 points, but the Magic stole Game 6 with offensive rebounding. 

Watch: Magic couldn't stop Cavaliers' Donovan Mitchell in Game 6

Even though the Orlando Magic beat the Cavaliers in Game 6, they weren't able to stop Donovan Mitchell.

Previewing the Lakers' head-coaching candidates

Here's a look at some of the names under consideration to take over the Lake Show.

Three stars from Thursday's NBA playoff games

The Knicks and Pacers will meet in a few days, but until then, here are three stars from Thursday's doubleheader of NBA playoff games.