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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
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.
