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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

'Baaaadd man' Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lifts Thunder to commanding Game 2 win

Jamal Crawford called SGA a "baaaadd man" after his step back jumper gave the Thunder a 20-point lead in the third quarter. The Thunder's All-Star scored 33 points on 13-for-19 shooting, as the Pelicans had no answer for him.

Watch: 'Shaqstradamus' nails Heat-Celtics upset prediction

Shaquille O'Neal predicted Miami would upset the Celtics in Game 2 of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs on Wednesday. He doubled down at halftime, and Miami rewarded his faith with a shocking 111-101 win in Boston.

Celtics' Kristaps Porzingis disappoints in Game 2 loss

After the Celtics lost to Miami in the playoffs, they traded for Kristaps Porzingis to help them deal with Bam Adebayo. He may have lost Game 2 for Boston.

Heat play 'Herro ball' to stun Celtics in Game 2

Tyler Herro made six three-pointers, scored 24 points and delivered 14 assists as the Heat stunned the Celtics in Game 2 of their first-round series, 111-101.

Watch: Heat's hot streak gives Celtics flashbacks to last year's playoffs

The Heat made eight three-pointers in the first quarter Wednesday night.

Pacers hope this star guard doesn’t make an All-NBA team

Tyrese Haliburton can get a supermax contract if he makes an All-NBA team. The Pacers would prefer he didn't.

Mavericks ride 14-0 fourth quarter run to even series vs. Clippers

The Los Angeles Clippers picked the worst possible time to get ice-cold Tuesday night.

Watch: Luka Doncic's dagger three evens Mavericks-Clippers series

The Mavericks have shown they can win games when Doncic scores big.

Pascal Siakam dominates in Game 2 win over Bucks to tie series for Pacers

Indiana made a blockbuster deal to bring in Pascal Siakam at midseason. He showed why Tuesday night.

Watch: Clippers wing delivers a 'Mann's jam' in Game 2 against Mavericks

Luka Doncic and James Harden got the most first-half buckets, but Terance Mann had the biggest dunk.

Timberwolves turn defense into offense in Game 2 win over Suns

The Timberwolves had the NBA's top defense and a middle-of-the-pack offense. Tuesday night, they used their stifling defense to create points.

Watch: Damian Lillard lights it up before halftime again

Damian Lillard scored big in the first half again in Game 2.

Clippers to get superstar player back for Game 2

Kawhi Leonard hasn't played basketball with contact in 23 days. He'll be back on the court for Game 2 anyway.

Watch: Suns' Devin Booker, Timberwolves' Jaden McDaniels get into it

The Suns and Timberwolves got chippy in their last regular season game. That continued Tuesday with Devin Booker and Jaden McDaniels.

Timberwolves head coach makes clutch early challenge in Game 2

Some coaches don't like to use a replay challenge early. For Timberwolves coach Chris Finch, the risk paid off.

Lakers unhappy with officiating in heartbreaking Game 2 loss

The Sixers weren’t the only team to blame the officials after blowing a late lead.

Sixers' protest of officiating is the sorest of loser moves

Philadelphia lost two close games after falling apart late. Now they’re blaming the officials.

Watch: Jamal Murray rips out the Lakers' hearts with buzzer-beater

The Lakers thought they’d finally get a win against the Nuggets. Jamal Murray had other plans.

Watch: Unbelievable sequence helps Knicks steal Game 2

The Sixers looked like they had Game 2 in command. But a big three-pointer, a big steal and a fortunate bounce gave the Knicks a 104-101 win and a 2-0 series lead.

Watch: Charles Barkley wins 'Inside the NBA' board race in replay challenge

The "Inside the NBA" hosts always know how to put on a show.

Watch: Knicks' Josh Hart shows off three-point range vs. 76ers

Josh Hart was a 31 percent three-point shooter during the regular season. Since the fourth quarter of Game 1, he's turned into Stephen Curry.

Watch: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hits clutch and-one vs. Pelicans

The Thunder went several minutes without a field goal in the fourth quarter. Then Shai Gilgeous-Alexander took over.

Lakers’ missing piece is one they used to have

Game 1 showed the Lakers need a player like Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Unfortunately for them, the Lakers let him go.

‘Despicable’ Nikola Jokic steals Game 1 from Lakers

Nikola Jokic’s pregame fit should have told the Lakers they weren’t winning Game 1.

Watch: LeBron James hits from way downtown against Nuggets

There was once a time when LeBron James was not truly feared as a three-point shooter.