With free agency just days away, the focus of the NBA world is firmly on LeBron James and where his future lies.The 33-year-old is likely to decline his $35.6 million player option with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday and officially hit the open market.Throughout the year, LeBron has kept his cards close to his chest and has not given any hint about what he plans to do.As you'd expect, reporters are aggressively competing to get the scoop on where the three-time champion may be playing next season.They're exploring every possible avenue and nothing is off limits. The obvious route is always to speak to those close to the superstar.One man who fits that bill is his former Cavs teammate Richard Jefferson.

Keeping a distance

The veteran has been doing extensive work in the media throughout the offseason and has inevitably been asked about James' future in Cleveland on several occasions.

As the King's decision-day looms, however, Jefferson has gone to extreme lengths to distance himself from LBJ in an attempt to avoid fielding any more questions about what decision he may make.

In a hilarious post on his Snapchat account, the veteran joked that he was ending his friendship with James.

"It is with great remorse that I am writing this," he posted. "After many years as a peer and many years as a friend and teammate I have decided to end my friendship with LeBron James.

"I am saying this publicly so that the fans and media members can please stop asking me where he is going in free agency.

"I don't know, my family doesn't know and neither do my kids...

"Unfortunately I live in Los Angeles so the questions are unavoidable but hopefully this helps to clear things up."

The 38-year-old spent two seasons with the Cavaliers from 2015-17 and famously won a championship alongside James in 2016.

RJ has developed a close friendship with the four-time MVP which is why he's constantly being quizzed about his upcoming free agency.

But he's now hoping that this post will put an end to the questions and allow him to happily continue with his offseason and focus on his own future.

Jefferson spent last season with the Denver Nuggets after being released by Cleveland and he's still undecided about retiring or playing for another year.

It's clear that he has his own big decision to make and doesn't have time to worry about LeBron.

As he's kindly now pointed out, asking him about the Cavs All-Star won't get you anywhere.

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