Sean Deveney

Sean Deveney

Sean Deveney is a Heavy editor with a focus on the NBA and basketball in general. He has covered the league on a national basis for 20 years and has interviewed stars from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Jerry West to Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant to LeBron James and Kevin Durant. He is the author of seven nonfiction books, including "Fun City," "Before Wrigley became Wrigley," and "Facing Michael Jordan." Follow him on Twitter at @seandeveney.

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