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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

James Harden got the last laugh in Sixers' Game 1 win vs. Celtics

Harden himself insisted it was only "one game, bro" after the victory, but suddenly the idea of the Sixers upsetting the Celtics without Joel Embiid is no longer laughable.

Watch: Shaq wins race to the board via sabotage

Shaquille O'Neal always finds a way to win. Even if he has to resort to underhanded (and hilarious) strategy.

Watch: Tyrese Maxey beats the Celtics' shot clock

Tyrese Maxey swung Monday's Game 1 by beating the 24-second clock - but not his own. Maxey stole an errant pass from Malcolm Brogdon in the final minute of Philadelphia's stunning 119-115 win over Boston.

Grizzlies trash talk backfires as Lakers advance

Ja Morant said he was fine in the West. Dillon Brooks said he wouldn't mind playing LeBron. Now they're both going home. The second-seeded, trash-talking Memphis Grizzlies were sent home after a 125-85 Game 6 loss to the Lakers.

Jack Nicholson's return sparks Lakers blowout win over Grizzlies

Jack Nicholson hadn't attended a Lakers game since last year's opener. He inspired the team to a 40-point win Friday night. 

Winner of LeBron James-Dillon Brooks brickfest may determine Game 6

LeBron James and Dillon Brooks have been exchanging many words while bricking many three-point shots during the first round of the NBA playoffs.

Golden State Warriors need 'Game 6 Klay' to show up

Examining the legend that is "Game 6 Klay" ahead of Friday night's (you guessed it) Game 6 matchup between the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings.

Warriors continue road playoff streak in huge Game 5 win

Steph Curry had won a road game in all his 27 previous playoff series. No. 28 was one of the toughest.

Kevin Love outlasts his old team

It’s quite the revival for Love, who got a buyout from Cleveland after they informed him he was out of the rotation.

Grizzlies stay alive thanks to massive second-half run against Lakers

Facing elimination, the Memphis Grizzlies used a monster second-half run to win Game 5 of their first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Loss in Game 5 could spell end for Milwaukee Bucks core

The Milwaukee Bucks have multiple core contributors who could potentially leave the team once their postseason is completed.

'Wembanyama Effect' helps Rockets land Ime Udoka

Ime Udoka had his pick of NBA jobs. The possibility of Victor Wembanyama may have taken him to Houston.

Portland Trail Blazers add official G League team

The Portland Trail Blazers are finally getting a G League team and are fast-tracking things to have it up and running for next season.

De'Aaron Fox will take a page from Kobe Bryant in Game 5

De'Aaron Fox plans to play through a broken finger in Game 5. Kobe Bryant did it for a whole postseason.

Timberwolves president built a title contender ... in Los Angeles

The Rudy Gobert experiment might improve next season as Tim Connelly gets more of his preferred players in place, but so far, the players Connelly got rid of are the ones contributing to a contender — the Lakers — and not the supposed superstar he picked up.

Lakers silence Dillon Brooks' trash talk again

Dillon Brooks had a lot to say after the Grizzlies' Game 2 win. Monday, he skipped his press conference for the second straight game.

Watch: D'Angelo Russell's three-point barrage saves Lakers in fourth

D'Angelo Russell hadn't hit a three all night. With the Lakers down seven, he hit three in 60 seconds.

Watch: LeBron James ties it in the final seconds

Jaren Jackson Jr. blocked Rui Hachimua with ten seconds left. LeBron James didn't let him stop his game-tying attempt. James drove and threw his layup high off the glass to avoid Jackson, the NBA's leading shot-blocker this season, to tie up Game 4 of the Lakers-Grizzlies series with 0.8 remaining.

Monster Jimmy Butler game shoves Bucks to brink of elimination

Jimmy Butler wears No. 22, but when it comes to the postseason, he plays like No. 23. Butler spearheaded a 13-0 Miami run that erased a 12-point deficit late in the fourth quarter.

De'Aaron Fox injury continues Warriors' remarkable run of injury luck

The Warriors couldn't slow down De'Aaron Fox. A fractured finger might do it for them.

Watch: Dillon Brooks did WHAT to LeBron James?

Dillon Brooks had plenty of trash talk for LeBron James after the Memphis Grizzlies’ Game 2 win. Brooks barely made it to the third quarter in Game 3. In the culmination of a rough overall game for the Grizzlies' wing, Brooks was ejected 17 seconds into the second half after striking James in the groin.

Brutal first-round sweep exposes Nets' giant holes

Ultimately, the Nets have a lot of pieces that are valuable to a contender. But they're less valuable on a team that was pretty mediocre after dealing its superstars.

Lower the broom! 76ers lean on reserves to sweep Nets

Philadelphia got great performances from backups Paul Reed (10 points, 15 rebounds) and De'Anthony Melton (15 points, three fourth-quarter three-pointers) to complete a four-game sweep of the Brooklyn Nets.

Why the NBA's punishments are so skewed

You can hit below the belt, as long as your aim is bad. But if you embarrass the NBA, the league will come down hard on you.