KRIS HUMPHRIES TO FILE FOR SEPARATION- NOT DIVORCE

Kris Humphries plans to answer Kim Kardashian's divorce filing by seeking a legal separation, sources tell PEOPLE.

The NBA player likely will file the court papers within days, say the sources.

Rather than pursue a divorce as Kardashian has, the NBA player's ultimate intent is to annul the marriage, clearing the record of ever being married to the reality star, the sources say.