Yao Ming steps down as president of the Chinese Basketball Association

Yao Ming has quit as president of the Chinese Basketball Association, local media reported on Wednesday. The news quickly went viral in mainland China, becoming the No 1 trending topic on social media platform Weibo, while #yaomingresigns had 16.35 million views within 30 minutes of it being made public.

Source: SCMP

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