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Alex Caruso: How He Got Here

Official Site of the Lakers | December 5, 2019

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Most basketball fans probably hadn’t heard of Alex Caruso until they saw him do this:

Or this:

Alexander the Great without a hint of mercy pic.twitter.com/tODteHr0Z0

— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) November 2, 2019

Now, only LeBron James and Anthony Davis get a louder roar at STAPLES Center upon hearing their names called.

But how did Caruso get here? In an extended 1-on-1 chat, we asked him:

MT: Let’s go back to the beginning, and your exposure to basketball.
Caruso: My dad (Mike Caruso) grew up in Oakland (Calif.

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