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Former Blue guard Alex Caruso has become a cult hero in Los Angeles

NewsOK.com | January 13, 2020

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Los Angeles' Alex Caruso, right, celebrates after making a basket beside Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Saturday night's game at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Caruso if a former OKC Blue product. [Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman]

Alex Caruso stepped onto the court, and scattered cheers sounded around Chesapeake Energy Arena.

It wasn’t clear who cheered. Thunder fans welcoming back an OKC Blue product? Lakers fans greeting their favorite balding rotation player? Both?

Six seconds after Caruso checked into what would become a 125-110 Lakers win over the Thunder on Saturday, he dribbled off a screen and drained a mid-range floater over Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

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