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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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Three stars from Wednesday's NBA playoffs

The stars were shining for the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.

Mavericks defense rises to occasion in Game 5 win vs. Thunder

Three months ago, calling the Mavericks a lockdown defense would have been wild. After holding the Oklahoma City Thunder to 92 points in a Game 5 win, it simply sounds accurate.

Watch: Mavericks have a first-half lob party in Game 5

A decade ago, the Los Angeles Clippers were “Lob City.” Dallas might steal that nickname after Game 5.

Knicks and Pacers get chippy in Game 5

The Knicks and Pacers are embroiled in a physical second-round series. In Game 5, they added some extracurricular physicality.

Three stars from Tuesday's NBA playoffs

The Knicks bounced back from a blowout to return the favor to the Pacers. The Nuggets continue to bounce back from dropping two games at home, thanks to the best player in the world.  Here are three stars from Tuesday's two big Game 5s.

Nikola Jokic torches DPOY to lead Nuggets past Wolves in Game 5

Rudy Gobert won his fourth Defensive Player of the Year award this season, but he had no answer for Denver's three-time MVP in the Nuggets' 112-97 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday.

Watch: Aaron Gordon dunks Nuggets to Game 5 lead

Aaron Gordon may have never won a dunk contest at All-Star Weekend, but he's delivering some perfect-50 efforts in Game 5 against the Timberwolves. The Nuggets forward scored only six points in the first half, but he did it in style, scoring one dunk on a one-man fast break.

Jalen Brunson leads Knicks to blowout win in Game 5 vs. Pacers

It's a rare easy win for the Knicks in this postseason after their previous six playoff wins were all single-digit victories.

Watch: Knicks go on massive third-quarter run in dominant Game 5 win

The Knicks went on a 19-1 run to erase any doubt about the outcome.

Watch: Undersized Knicks dominate paint early in Game 5

The Knicks started three guards and a 6-foot-4 power forward in Game 5. Somehow, they dominated in the paint in the first quarter.

Gritty young Thunder take down veteran Mavericks in Game 4

The Thunder came back from double-digit deficits to win 17 times in the 2023-24 season. They did it again in Game 4.

Watch: Tim Hardaway Jr. goes from hero to zero in Game 4

Tim Hardaway Jr. drilled a tough three-pointer to keep Dallas in Game 4. Seconds later, his costly turnover handed the Thunder a back-breaking basket.

Watch: Daniel Gafford owns the rim early in Game 4

Gafford threw down two dunks in the first quarter against the Thunder as Kyrie Irving dissected the Thunder’s defense to get him easy baskets.

Jaylen Brown's big three-pointer gives Celtics 3-1 lead over Cavs

Even with Donovan Mitchell and Jarrett Allen out, the Boston Celtics didn’t put the Cleveland Cavaliers away until a Jaylen Brown three-pointer with 1:09 to go.

Famous podcaster believes TNT has lost NBA rights

There's been no official announcement on the NBA's upcoming TV deal, but one big-time podcaster says it's a done deal. And TNT is out.

Timberwolves center flashes 'money sign' again

Rudy Gobert drew a $100K fine for making the "money sign" to the referees in March. It didn't stop him from doing it again in Game 4.

Three stars from Sunday’s NBA playoffs

On Mother’s Day, the Indiana Pacers made the New York Knicks call them daddy, while the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves continued to refuse to win a home game. Here are three stars from Sunday's action.

Watch: Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards throws it down in Game 4

On a night where the Timberwolves offense disappeared for stretches, Anthony Edwards tried to take over by himself.

Watch: Jamal Murray stuns Timberwolves with last-second shot in first half

Minnesota had weathered a Denver run and got Game 4 to a seven-point game. Then the Nuggets scored eight points in the final 20 seconds.

Watch: Denver grabs hold of Game 4 with huge run

Minnesota has the league’s top defense, but Denver showed it's no slouch on that side of the ball early in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals.

Pacers blow out Knicks on Mother’s Day, even series at 2-2

On Mother's Day 2024, the Indiana Pacers delivered the mother of all blowouts to the New York Knicks.

Smother's Day: Pacers shut down Knicks in first half of Game 4

The Indiana Pacers are playing lights-out basketball on Mother's Day as they look to tie up their second-round series with the New York Knicks.

Nets lose another top pick from failed super team

The Nets are lacking a first-round pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.

MVP Jokic, Nuggets blow out Timberwolves on road in Game 3

For six months, NBA teams battle each other to get home-court advantage. In the Nuggets-Timberwolves series, that's been meaningless. After the Wolves blew out the Nuggets in Denver in Game 2, Denver returned the favor in Minneapolis in Game 3.

Three stars from Friday’s NBA playoff games

The Pacers finally won a game in crunch time and the Nuggets jumped back in their series aggressively. Here are three stars from Friday’s NBA playoff games.