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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.

EXPERTISE:

NBA, NFL, MLB

NBA makes final call on fate of G League Ignite

The developmental G League Ignite squad started in 2020.

Young Warriors star shows value of complaining

The 21-year-old has been lighting it up since being left on the bench for the last 18 minutes in a loss to the Denver Nuggets in January.

Cavaliers coach says he's been threatened by gamblers

The Cleveland Cavaliers have a sports book in their arena. But their coach thinks gambling has gone too far.

Watch: Clippers star contests teammate’s shot, explains bizarre play

People say James Harden doesn’t play defense. On Wednesday, he did — against his own teammate.

Former Mavericks executive warns about NBA's embrace of gambling

Haralabos Voulgaris made a lot of money betting on basketball. But he thinks the NBA’s new focus on gambling could be disastrous. 

All-Star's injury could let Knicks nose their way past Cavaliers

The Knicks have had to fight past injuries most of this season. Now they're getting healthy as their rivals are getting banged up.

Timberwolves playoffs vibes take a hit with A-Rod assuming control

The Timberwolves are enjoying their best regular season in franchise history. But can they survive their new owner's bad postseason mojo?

Rejected! Celtics head coach told to stop contesting shots

Last week, Joe Mazzulla defended a Royce O'Neale shot during a timeout. This week, his strategy of contesting meaningless shots has been rejected.

Clippers struggling without their injured sixth man

After the last two seasons, fans wouldn't have expected a Los Angeles team to collapse after losing Russell Westbrook. 

Watch: Anthony Edwards submits his Dunk of the Year tape

Edwards has stepped up in a big way since the Timberwolves lost Karl-Anthony Towns to injury.

LeBron James teaming up with JJ Redick for podcast

Last month, JJ Redick bemoaned that NBA fans didn’t want to be educated about the game. Now he and LeBron James are betting that there’s an audience for basketball-only talk.

Young stars give Pistons ray of hope amid miserable year

The Detroit Pistons have had a miserable season, but the month of March should make them feel much better about their future.

Warriors and Lakers need to be rooting against Denver

Both Los Angeles and Golden State want to climb up in the standings, escaping the 9-10 play-in game. But they're three games behind the three teams virtually tied for sixth-to-eighth place.

Kyrie Irving sank game-winner while fasting for Ramadan

Kyrie Irving didn’t eat or drink anything Sunday. It didn’t stop him from hitting the game-winning shot. 

Bucks tie NBA record with three-point barrage

Milwaukee didn’t have Giannis Antetokounmpo inside against the Phoenix Suns. So they destroyed the Suns from the outside instead.

ACC Tournament fact shines light on awful Wizards season

 North Carolina State won five games in five nights at the Capital One Arena in D.C. to win the ACC Tournament.

Embarrassing delays mar end of Lakers-Warriors

Lakers-Warriors on ABC should have been a fantastic showcase for the NBA. The last two minutes only featured incompetence and delays. 

Watch: Jonathan Kuminga dunks the Warriors to a halftime lead

Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga has been all over the place during Saturday's pivotal contest with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Charles Barkley laughs at idea of playoff run for Warriors or Lakers

Charles Barkley is tired of hearing about the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors. Probably for good reason.

Kings All-Star wants everyone to ignore his undefeated record

Domantas Sabonis has never lost to Anthony Davis. Still, he'd prefer that reporters stop bringing that up.

Watch: Celtics coach tries to block Suns player after whistle

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla is committed to defense. So much so that he tried to block a Phoenix Suns player's shot after the whistle on Thursday.

Mavericks center has block party while chasing Wilt's record

Daniel Gafford is two baskets away from tying Wilt Chamberlain's record for consecutive made baskets. Wednesday night, he proved he could deny shots as well as he makes them.

Watch: Bulls steal another game in crunch time

The Bulls may be the ninth-place team in the East. But in crunch time, they’re elite.

Isiah Thomas can't stop talking about Michael Jordan

The long feud between Hall of Famers Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas is still going. Mainly because Thomas won’t let it die.

Thunder star breaks franchise record after questionable play

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander broke Kevin Durant's franchise record for most 30-point games in a season Tuesday. How he got the last one was pretty cheap.