Alex Caruso started playing basketball when he was in first grade. He’s played the sport at every level, from recreational teams, to college, the G League and now the NBA playoffs. So when LeBron James passed to him in the corner as the Rockets closed the gap on the Lakers in the fourth quarter of Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals, Caruso wasn’t afraid. He didn’t have nerves.
He was just playing basketball, something he’s done his whole life.
“Honestly, I don’t think too much when I shoot.