Alex Caruso: How He Got Here

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, 2019Now, 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.) and played high level basketball in high school, went 34-1 and won the California state championship. Played at Creighton University, coached a little bit and then decided to get out of…