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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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Watch: Christian Braun and Kevin Durant trade last-second threes before Nuggets' OT win

The Nuggets fought off a Suns team that isn't quitting after dropping 12 of their last 16 games.

Lakers' stifling defense gives them OT win over Knicks

The New York Knicks have a top-five offense in the NBA. After halftime Thursday night, the resurgent Los Angeles Lakers defense shut them down.

Jalen Brunson's ugly injury could lead to disastrous Knicks road trip

Jalen Brunson suffered an ankle injury that knocked him out of the game — and the rest of the Knicks' West Coast road trip.

Bulls guard Coby White's career night downs reeling Magic

Leading late in the fourth quarter, the Orlando Magic looked poised to break their four-game losing streak. Then Coby White took over the game. 

Mavericks lose game with more players injured than active

Dallas was blown out by 30 points, but that's to be expected when the Mavericks had nine of their players unavailable.

Celtics' Payton Pritchard may have locked up award with historic night

The Boston Celtics had to play without Jayson Tatum Wednesday night. Luckily, they still had Derrick White and, even more luckily, they still had Payton Pritchard.

Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo joins 20,000-point club in blowout win

The Greek Freak dominated in the Milwaukee Bucks' blowout win Wednesday night. On the way, he became the sixth-youngest player to hit a huge milestone.

Awards, contracts could affect Jaren Jackson Jr.'s return

Jackson Jr. is out for weeks but has some huge incentives to return quickly.

Cavaliers' win over Heat further proves it hasn't been easy to maintain success

Duncan Robinson thought he'd tied Wednesday night's game with a clutch three-pointer. But his heel went out of bounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers extended their win streak to 12 games.

How Kings have been thriving since trading away their franchise player

One month after dealing Fox to the San Antonio Spurs, the Kings and their new additions are thriving.

Did unpopular trade play role in Kyrie Irving's injury?

After the blockbuster Luka Doncic trade, the Mavericks got criticism from media, players and their own fans. Did that backlash play a role in the subsequent injury to their remaining star?

Raptors rookie shocks Magic with a last-second three

Kobe Bryant was deadly on last-second shots. A rookie named Ja'Kobe was just as deadly for the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.

Watch: Lakers' LeBron James scores his 50,000th career point

It took LeBron James 22 seasons to get to 49,999 career points. Tuesday, it took him only three-and-a-half minutes to pass the 50K mark.

Stephen Curry leads Warriors to huge comeback win over Knicks

Whenever the Knicks threatened late, Curry was there with a big shot.

Warriors' Steve Kerr complains about lack of traveling calls

When coaching a team that doesn't travel much, it's in Kerr's best interest for the referees to be stricter with teams that do walk with the ball.

Mavericks lose Kyrie Irving — and their window of contending

Since the recovery time from a torn ACL can take nine to 12 months, Irving's injury means he likely won't play for the majority of the 2025-26 season as well.

Surging Blazers are making a run at the play-in tournament

2024-25 was supposed to be a rebuilding, non-competitive year for the Trail Blazers. Someone forgot to tell the players.

Watch: Hawks' Caris LeVert stuns Grizzlies with game-winner

The Memphis Grizzlies had a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter against the Atlanta Hawks. Five minutes and one Caris LeVert surge later, the Grizzlies had their third-straight last-second loss.

76ers' Tyrese Maxey gets even more hurt while playing hurt

Tyrese Maxey has been playing with a sprained finger on his shooting hand. Monday, he also injured his back. Maxey left Monday's 119-102 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers midway through the third quarter after taking a hard fall.

Lakers overshadowing Clippers once again

The Clippers thought they were pulling away from the Lakers this season, but LeBron James and company have chased them down.

Mavericks raise season ticket prices after Luka Doncic trade

Dallas Mavericks fans were already unhappy with the team for trading Luka Doncic. Now the team is raising prices for season tickets.

Quentin Grimes' career night helps Sixers break losing streak

Mired in a nine-game losing streak with their MVP out for the season, the Philadelphia 76ers turned to an unlikely hero: Quentin Grimes.

76ers finally close the door on Joel Embiid's return

Joel Embiid's lingering knee injury ruined the Philadelphia 76ers' title ambitions this season.