LeBron James' former teammate explains why it 'sucks' playing with him
But playing with James, considered the best player in the NBA during the prime of his career, wasn't always rainbows and butterflies.
James' competitiveness was otherworldly.
Jefferson explained on the "Road Trippin'" podcast the possibility of James getting a buyout from the Los Angeles Lakers and rejoining the Cavaliers at the end of his career.
"Playing with LeBron sucks because you're trying to win a championship," the current ESPN NBA broadcaster said, via Awful Announcing. "He is one of the most competitive human beings in the history of American sports and sports in general.
"Does it suck when you're showing up, and he's already been practicing for four hours and you're like 'Oh s---?' When he's watching film and you mess up a play, and he's just like, 'Motherf-----, what are you doing?'"
But Jeferson said the upside was he was playing with one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
"And it's like, 'Yeah, those are the cons.' But there were cons for playing with (Michael) Jordan. There were cons for playing with Kobe (Bryant). There were cons playing with players that were so great that they demanded excellence. There were cons for playing for Pat Riley or (Gregg) Popovich or (Erik) Spoelstra. There's always cons when you're trying to win at the highest level."
James' future with the Lakers may be in question, but he's reportedly expected to be with the team.
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