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Richard Jefferson played with Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James for two seasons from 2015 to 2017 and won an NBA championship before his 17-year-old career ended.
But playing with James, considered the best player in the NBA during his career was not always rainbows and butterflies.
James’ competitiveness was the second world.
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Cleveland Cavaliers Spider LeBron James (23) and Spider Richard Jefferson against Phoenix Suns at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Ariz., December 28, 2015. (Mark J. Revilas/USA Today Sports)
Jefferson explained to the “Road Trippin ‘” podcast the opportunity for James to get a buyout from Los Angeles Lakers and went with Cavaliers at the end of his career.
“Playing with LeBron sucks because you’re trying to win a championship,” said the current ESPN NBA -TV company via terrible advertising. “He is one of the most competitive people in the story of American sports and sports in general.
“Sucking it when you show up and he’s already practiced for four hours and you’re like ‘oh s —?’ When he watches movies and you ruin a theater piece and he’s like ‘Motherf —–, what are you doing?’ “
Cleveland Cavaliers Guard Iman Shumpert (4), Forward LeBron James (23) and Forward Richard Jefferson (24) laughs at the bench against Atlanta Hawks in the third quarter of the Philips Arena in Atlanta October 10, 2016. (Brett Davis/USA Today Sports)
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But Jeferson said the upside was that he was playing with one of the biggest basketball players of all time.
“And it’s like ‘yes, that’s the disadvantages.’ But there were disadvantages of playing with (Michael) Jordan.
LeBron James with Lakers (Jason Miller/Getty Images)
James’ future with Lakers may be in doubt, but he is reportedly expected to be with the team.
