{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Team IMPACT","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.teamimpact.org","author_name":"Katie DePaolo","author_url":"https:\/\/www.teamimpact.org\/author\/katie-depaolo\/","title":"Friendship Series:\u00a0Seen, Safe, and Part of the Team \u2014\u00a0Serena and Bella, BU Basketball\u00a0 - Team IMPACT","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"QMDTqcqrmo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamimpact.org\/about\/blog\/friendship-series-seen-safe-and-part-of-the-team-serena-and-bella-bu-basketball\/\">Friendship Series:\u00a0Seen, Safe, and Part of the Team \u2014\u00a0Serena and Bella, BU Basketball\u00a0<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teamimpact.org\/about\/blog\/friendship-series-seen-safe-and-part-of-the-team-serena-and-bella-bu-basketball\/embed\/#?secret=QMDTqcqrmo\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Friendship Series:\u00a0Seen, Safe, and Part of the Team \u2014\u00a0Serena and Bella, BU Basketball\u00a0&#8221; &#8212; Team IMPACT\" data-secret=\"QMDTqcqrmo\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.teamimpact.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.teamimpact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Serena1-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":1920,"thumbnail_height":2560,"description":"\u00a0For Serena and Bella, Team IMPACT brought them together, but it was Bella\u2019s ability to make Serena feel seen and supported that\u00a0set their friendship apart. Serena, who is 10 years old, lives with cerebral palsy and\u00a0other diagnoses.\u00a0She was matched with the BU\u00a0women\u2019s\u00a0basketball program in 2025,\u00a0and that is\u00a0where she met Bella\u00a0McLaughlin.\u00a0\u00a0"}