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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

Watch: Celtics' Robert Williams throws down rim-rattling dunk

Robert Williams III threw down an alley-oop so hard the rim needed over half an hour to recover.

LeBron James makes ominous statement about Lakers future

It certainly sounds like the concern of wasting the last of his productive years on a floundering team is starting to factor into LeBron's thinking. 

Bulls broadcasters have harsh words for Bucks G Grayson Allen

Grayson Allen has a history with the Chicago Bulls. The team - and the broadcasters - are sick of it. Milwaukee's Allen took a cheap shot at DeMar DeRozan in Wednesday's Bucks-Bulls game, and color man Stacey King declared that, "someone needs to give him a two-piece."

Pacers have unique incentive to sign Myles Turner to extension

Myles Turner has been on the trade block for years. Now amid the best season of his career, Indiana wants to lock him up — but his play could be just one part of it.

Serge Ibaka calls out Kendrick Perkins

Kendrick Perkins said Serge Ibaka lied about his age. Ibaka wasn't having it. On "First Take", Perkins talked about being part of the young Oklahoma City Thunder, who went to the NBA Finals in 2012. And he took a shot at Ibaka.

Rudy Gobert trade looks disastrous for Timberwolves

Facing a banged-up Heat team with a rookie center, the Timberwolves put their $170 million center in a surprising position. The bench.

Nikola Jokic, Draymond Green put up historic stat lines on Christmas

A pair of unique players achieved rare stat lines during the NBA's annual Christmas Day showcase.

Marcus Smart scares Celtics fans with Christmas announcement

Marcus Smart made a dramatic announcement on Twitter.

Warriors get Yuletide revenge on Dillon Brooks

Brooks has been at the center of an emerging Warriors-Grizzlies rivalry, a rivalry that got another chapter on Christmas Day.

Watch: Aaron Gordon's monster dunk ruins Phoenix's Christmas

Aaron Gordon never won a dunk contest. He'll have to settle with the NBA's greatest Christmas posterization.

Hornets moving towards reunion with Miles Bridges

When Miles Bridges was arrested for domestic violence, the Charlotte Hornets took a stand. For a little while. Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the Hornets are working towards a reunion with restricted free agent Bridges, who pled no contest to felony domestic violence charges in Los Angeles last month.

Watch: Robin Lopez trash talks his twin brother

Robin Lopez was mic'd up for the Cavs-Bucks game Wednesday night. Predictably, he roasted his brother. 

Is Hawks' Trae Young the next NBA star to demand a trade?

Chris Haynes reports that NBA executives think Atlanta's Young "could be the next player on a rookie max extension to request a trade if the team doesn't make inroads come postseason time."

Watch: Ayo Dosunmu shocks Hawks at the buzzer

With the game on the line, DeMar DeRozan is deadly. He missed everything, but an opportunistic Ayo Dosunmu was there to grab the rebound. Here is the game-winning shot from Dosunmu that stun the Hawks.

The Nets have surprising record since Kevin Durant dissed his teammates

Five weeks ago, Kevin Durant disrespected his Nets teammates. Since then, the Nets have been great, winning 14 of their next 17 games, including the last seven straight, and many of the players Durant singled out have also been great. 

Knicks fined a draft pick for tampering with Jalen Brunson

The New York Knicks went after Jalen Brunson hard this summer. So hard it cost them a second-round pick.

Lakers owner Jeanie Buss gets engaged to longtime boyfriend

The Lakers are struggling through a rough season, but one member of the team is getting a ring. Jeanie Buss got engaged to her longtime boyfriend Jay Mohr, who she's been seeing since at least 2017.

Zach LaVine reveals his unhappiness with the Bulls

Zach LaVine signed a five-year extension with the Bulls this summer. Now he's not happy. According to a new report, the Bulls have had "multiple team meetings" to work out the problems between LaVine and DeMar DeRozan.

Billionaire Mat Ishbia buying Phoenix Suns

We now have an expected buyer for the franchise as well as an approximate price tag, as Adrian Wojnarowski reports that Mat Ishbia is finalizing a deal for the club and the sale price will approach $4 billion. Ishbia is the CEO and president of the largest mortgage lender in the United States, United Wholesale Mortgage. The company, founded by Ishbia's father, went public last January, and Ishbia's estimated net worth is $5.59 billion.

Watch: Luka Doncic and Jason Kidd both get ejected

The Mavericks were having a bad night against the short-handed Timberwolves. Then two quick ejections made it much worse. 

Watch: Hornets' LaMelo Ball takes over in win vs. Kings

In his fourth game back from an ankle injury, Ball exploded for 16 points, three rebounds, and two assists in the fourth quarter.

ESPN's Brian Windhorst: Anthony Davis' injury is 'not good'

Anthony Davis is out for a month with an injury. ESPN's Brian Windhorst thinks it will be a lot longer.

NBA fines Nets $25K for injury reporting issues after resting eight players

The Brooklyn Nets won a game without their top eight players in Indiana. The NBA fined them anyway.

Lakers may not trade Russell Westbrook after all

After months of trade speculation, the Lakers may make the most shocking Russell Westbrook move possible.