LZ Granderson: How Alex Caruso played his way off Lakers' bench and into a mural near LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard
LOS ANGELES - Near the corner of Melrose and Fairfax is a collection of photography and street art that pays homage to some of the city's best NBA players. There's a wall of pictures featuring Kawhi Leonard. Not far away is #MambaOnMelrose, a mural of Kobe Bryant made up of 413 triangles to represent April 13, the date of his last game. And half a block away, in a midsize parking lot facing Fairfax High, Alex Caruso is dunking on James Harden and a few other Western Conference foes.
The only thing more surprising than seeing a mural of an undrafted role player who graduated from college averaging eight points a game, is seeing Harden's defense immortalized. This is the
