LeBron James, Alex Caruso
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Alex Caruso said LeBron James had no idea who Caruso was before joining the Los Angeles Lakers.

“He definitely didn’t know who I was,” Caruso recently told Ben Cohen of The Wall Street Journal.

Caruso has been the Lakers’ pleasant surprise this season, being a game changer on both ends.

For his part, James has repeatedly praised Caruso for his versatile performance both defensively and offensively.