Fan favorites are an interesting concept, because while they’re not stars, they’re also not like every other player on the team — if they were they wouldn’t be fan favorites. Alex Caruso was a fan favorite during his time with the Los Angeles Lakers, but just how popular he was clearly didn’t fully hit him until after he left.
In a recent interview with Bill Oram of The Athletic, Caruso said he was surprised to see that his comments on J.J. Redick’s podcast, “The Old Man and the Three,” got so much attention across the sports media landscape:
Alex Caruso woke up to an avalanche of alerts Wednesday morning.