{"id":626352,"date":"2026-02-26T17:02:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T17:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/626352\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T17:02:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T17:02:18","slug":"nba-star-alex-carusos-wife-opens-up-after-health-scare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/626352\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA star Alex Caruso’s wife opens up after health scare"},"content":{"rendered":"

NBA star Alex Caruso’s wife opens up after health scare<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Haleigh Caruso has shared an update on her frightening health scare.<\/p>\n

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The former “Big Brother” contestant and wife of Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> shooting guard Alex Caruso<\/a> suffered a mini-stroke last year.<\/p>\n

The condition, caused by two vertebral artery dissections, came about after she got a massage with a Theragun.<\/p>\n

After receiving the diagnosis, the NBA WAG did genetic testing to see if she had underlying conditions or disease factors that caused it.<\/p>\n

She now has the results.<\/p>\n

“We got the genetic testing back, and I do not have any of the genetic diseases that would cause like thinning of the arterial walls. I’m not a carrier for any of those, which was honestly such a relief to me. I didn’t know how much it was like weighing on me waiting for those test results,” Haliegh said in a TikTok<\/a> video shared on Wednesday, Feb. 25.<\/p>\n

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“I’m negative for all of those disease markers, which is super, super exciting for me,” she continued. “So the\u00a0vertebral artery dissections were inconsidered a direct effect of the massage that I got with the massage gun.”<\/p>\n

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Haleigh’s suffers severe headaches inside NBA arenas<\/p>\n

Haeligh has now been moved from a neurologist to a neurosurgeon to support her recovery.<\/p>\n

It doesn’t appear that Alex’s wife will need surgery.\u00a0She’ll instead stay on blood thinners and repeat another scan in a few months.<\/p>\n

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However, her struggles are far from over.<\/p>\n

One area that’s still been tough for her is sitting inside NBA<\/a> arenas to support Alex on the basketball court.<\/p>\n

“I’ve definitely noticed that the arena, it spikes my headaches,” she said. “I don’t know if it’s how loud everything is. I don’t know if it’s the lights. I don’t know if it’s the atmosphere, I don’t know if I just get more anxious.”<\/p>\n

Haleigh and Alex were married in August 2025. They announced their engagement a year prior.<\/p>\n

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