Layla Penn KIds at Cambridge Basketball Lab’s practice in October 2025.

On a dreary Sunday afternoon, children in Kyrie Irving jerseys and Lakers uniforms ran through basketball drills in the Baldwin School gymnasium.

The hoops were lowered, making it easier for the kids to make shots. Coaches stood underneath the nets rebounding balls back to the children, smiling regardless of whether they went in.

Despite the occasional outbursts from kids trying to entertain their peers, the children put on their game faces when the Cambridge Basketball Lab coaches reentered the focus to a game of sharks and minnows, in which the kids try to dribble past the coaches without getting tagged.

“I love coaching the younger kids – they make me feel young again,” said Douglas Pinto, 37, first-year coach

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