Richard Jefferson played with the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James for two seasons from 2015 to 2017 and won an NBA championship before his 17-year career ended.But playing with James, considered the best player in the NBA during the prime of his career, wasnt always rainbows and butterflies.James competitiveness was otherworldly.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMJefferson 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 youre 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 youre showing up, and hes already been practicing for four hours and youre like Oh s---?' When hes watching film and you mess up a play, and hes just like, Motherf-----, what are you doing?"EMERGING LAKERS STAR DARIUS BAZLEY EXITS NBA SUMMER LEAGUE GAME IN WHEELCHAIR WITH APPARENT SERIOUS INJURYBut Jeferson said the upside was he was playing with one of the greatest basketball players of all time."And its 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. Theres always cons when youre trying to win at the highest level."James future with the Lakers may be in question, but hes reportedly expected to be with the team.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.