CBA denies reports on Yao's rejected reform plan

Widespread reports which said that Yao Ming's proposals were rejected was 'fake news', senior official of Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) said at a media briefing here.

Yao was voted as the president of the Chinese Basketball Association rencently. He became the first-ever non-governmental personage to take the position.

Shortly after being elected as president of CBA, Yao sumbit his reform plan to the CBA congress but the plan was rejected because it was not suitable for China, the reports said.

"It was fake news. There was no proposal or reform plan at that congress," said Bai Xilin, secretary-general of CBA.

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Yao Ming: devote yourself into dislike to make it your interest

It's hard to imagine that Yao Ming, the former NBA all-star player, disliked basketball for eight to nine years when he was young.

"How did I manage to make basketball from my dislike to like? Devote yourself into it." said Yao, who was newly elected as president of Chinese Basketball Association, shared his experiences with some pupils in Shanghai on Wednesday.