Chinese Basketball Star Yao Ming Steps Down as Head of National League

Chinese Basketball Star Yao Ming Steps Down as Head of National League
Yao Ming reacts during the 2016 Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at Symphony Hall in Springfield, Mass., on Sep. 9, 2016. Jim Rogash/Getty Images
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BEIJING—Former Houston Rockets star Yao Ming has stepped down as head of China’s struggling national basketball league.

An eight-time NBA All-Star, Yao had been leading efforts to commercialize the top-tier 20-team Chinese Basketball Association Management Company since his appointment in 2017.