LeBron James Chest Bumps Role Player Alex Caruso into Oblivion

As you might've noticed, the Los Angeles Lakers are off to a pretty nifty start this NBA season.

With a record of 7-2, the Lake Show starring taco baron Lebron James and newly acquired Anthony Davis is meshing quite well thus far.

While there are certainly myriad reasons for this, we like to think that it's directly linked to the presence of Alex Caruso.

Inexplicably, this completely random third-year player has developed a bit of chemistry with King James.

 

This may sound exciting, but it appears Caruso is bonding with LeBron at great personal risk.

Perhaps this footage will help clarify the situation:

 

Now that's a sweet ass play by Caruso.

But let's get a closer look at that chest bump:

 

Bron Bron's clearly not familiar with the less is more philosophy.

His fun-sized teammate tried to explain afterwards:

 

Hopefully, the King will learn to go easy on his tiny friend, because they really do seem to work well together:

 

Fortunately for all concerned, the violence was kept to a minimum after that sensational play.

 

It takes a village.