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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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Unwanted former Clippers shine in Tuesday's NBA playoffs

A number of former Los Angeles Clippers came up big for their teams in Tuesday night's NBA playoffs. Even if their old teams didn't want them.

Three stars from Tuesday's slate of NBA playoff games

Two shorthanded teams came up with huge Game 5  wins, while another escaped elimination with a miracle comeback. Here are three stars from the NBA playoff games from Tuesday night.

A different dynamic duo lifts Bucks to Game 5 win

Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis each scored 29 points for the Bucks as Milwaukee rode two dominant middle quarters to a 115-92 win over the Indiana Pacers.

Watch: Evan Mobley’s late block saves Game 5 for Cavaliers

In a first-round series between two of the NBA's best defensive teams, Evan Mobley may have made the biggest defensive play.

Watch: Tyrese Maxey saves Sixers' season with two huge shots

Trailing by six points with under 30 seconds left, the 76ers needed a miracle to stave off elimination. Tyrese Maxey delivered.

Watch: Knicks get aggressive on defense, but it wasn't enough in Game 5 loss

Live by aggressive defense, die by aggressive defense.

The 76ers’ $39M man has been mostly invisible this postseason

Tobias Harris is making $39.3M this season. In four playoff games, he’s scored eight second-half points.

Watch: Darius Garland powers Cavs to first-quarter lead

Garland scored 17 points in the first quarter, more than he had in any game of the series against the Orlando Magic, powering his team to a 33-23 lead after one quarter.

Three stars from Monday's NBA playoffs

The Pelicans and Lakers are going home, while the Celtics are a game away from advancing. Here are three stars from Monday's night of NBA playoff action.

Watch: Jamal Murray beats the Lakers again to win series

Jamal Murray almost missed Game 5 with an injury. But he couldn't resist breaking the Lakers' hearts again.

Watch: LeBron James gave the Lakers a chance late in Game 5

LeBron James rallied the Lakers back in Game 5 with his scoring. But the Nuggets couldn't forget about his passing either.

Watch: Jalen Williams takes over late to complete sweep for Thunder

With the Thunder clinging to a three-point lead late in Game 4, Jalen Williams put the team on his back.

Watch: Naji Marshall heats up from deep in Game 4

The Pelicans have had trouble finding offense against the Thunder's defense throughout the Western Conference first-round series. In Game 4, they found some of it from an unlikely source.

Derrick White shines to give Celtics 3-1 series lead vs. Heat

The Miami Heat made nine three-pointers in Game 4. Derrick White made eight by himself.

Four stars from Sunday's NBA playoff games

One team got swept, two teams took commanding leads and the Clippers evened up their first-round series in a quadruple-header of postseason action. Here are four stars from Sunday's slate of NBA playoff games.

Timberwolves win first series in 20 years after sweeping Suns

It cost the Suns five players, four first-round picks, five first-round pick swaps and seven second-rounders to assemble their super team. They got only four playoff games out of it.

Watch: Pacers' Myles Turner slams the door on Bucks

When the Bucks closed the Pacers' lead to six points in the fourth quarter, Myles Turner took control with a one-man 8-0 run to crush Milwaukee's hopes.

James Harden outduels former teammate as Clippers even series

In the last five minutes of Game 4, two former Nets teammates had a scoring duel. James Harden won.

Watch: Bucks' Bobby Portis ejected in first quarter of Game 4

The Milwaukee Bucks was already playing without Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo in Game 4. Then they lost Bobby Portis after just a few minutes.

Watch: ‘Playoff P’ finally emerges for Clippers

Paul George has finally arrived in the NBA playoffs.

Knicks shut down Sixers in final minutes to take 3-1 lead

Now, the Knicks will head back to New York with a chance at sending the Sixers home in Game 5.

Watch: Wagner brothers help Orlando even up Cavs series

Mo and Franz Wagner aren’t the first brothers to be NBA teammates, but they delivered a great sibling performance in the playoffs on Saturday.

Three stars from Friday's NBA playoffs

Here are three players who stood out during Friday's slate of NBA playoff contests.

Clippers stars don't show up in ugly Game 3 loss as Mavericks take 2-1 lead

Leonard and George combined for 16 points on 7-of-18 shooting.