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NBA free agency: Richard Jefferson ends friendship with LeBron James 'with great remorse'

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Richard Jefferson and LeBron James once put a ring on it, but their relationship is now formally over.

Jefferson, who won a championship with James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016, has announced that he is terminating the friendship to avoid questions as rumors swirl about where James will end up next.

"I don't know, my family doesn't know and neither do the kids," Jefferson wrote in a note, which he posted on Snapchat.