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Hey, guys, this Zach and Donald here.

We have a bit of bad news.

It was just brought to our attention that Sam Lloyd, who plays Ted the lawyer on our show,

passed away.

And for me, this is really, this is heartbreaking.

Sam was a very, very amazing person, and he used to, he had a, we talk about it on the podcast,

but he was a part of a band called The Blanks, and I remember realizing that Sam wasn't

just a really funny actor, but he was also a really talented singer.

And I played basketball with him, and he was a very good basketball player. And, you know,

he was also a good friend. And he was the nicest man I think I've ever met. He was so sweet

and kind and just love to laugh. I mean,

when, you know, he would come on and play that super nerdy lawyer character, but he would, we would

all just crack up so hard with Sam. And interestingly enough, he was a really good basketball

player, right, Donald? I mean, I know you guys... He was an amazing basketball player. I remember

I was, uh, I used to play in this league called the NBA Entertainment League,

and the only qualification that you needed to have to be in the NBA Entertainment League

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