About Good Morning It’s Basketball
Good Morning It’s Basketball is a daily newsletter from Tom Ziller capturing what’s profound and frivolous about the NBA. The league’s cultural footprint is so massive, with what happens on the court just a fraction of its impact. GMIB is here to make sure you don’t miss out on everything else.
Issues are a mix of longer form analysis and punchier blog-style reactions. One issue every two weeks is free for all subscribers. For $5 per month or $50 per year, you get everything we do here.
About TZ
Tom Ziller has published GMIB since it launched at SBNation.com in 2014, and on Substack since 2019. He was the founding editor of Sactown Royalty, the world’s preeminent Sacramento Kings blog, and previously served as an NBA blogger, editor and columnist for AOL FanHouse, The Sporting News and SB Nation, one of which still exists. Tom lives on the West Coast, the best sports time zone. You can email him at ziller@substack.com.
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