By Kevin Ding - Senior Writer
However this season winds up, one of the fondest memories is already cemented: how the relationship between Lakers fans and Alex Caruso has blossomed into an unabashed love affair.
The All-Star votes—Caruso was fourth among Western Conference guards, just ahead of recent NBA MVP winners Russell Westbrook and Stephen Curry—reflect the mania, even if Caruso is a little sheepish about it. Popularity contests might not be the best way to judge many things, but everyone should be able to agree that it’s awfully impressive to be winning a popularity contest while not trying very hard to be popular.