USA Gymnastics hires NBA exec Li Li Leung as new CEO

By WILL GRAVES , Associated Press

Li Li Leung spent two years watching USA Gymnastics struggle through the aftermath of the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. A former college gymnast at the University of Michigan who still considered herself "embedded" in the sport while serving as a vice president with the NBA, Leung kept waiting for things to get better.

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USA Gymnastics hires NBA exec Li Li Leung as new CEO

Posted Tuesday, February 19, 2019 6:51 am

USA Gymnastics hires NBA exec Li Li Leung as new CEO

By WILL GRAVES , Associated Press

Only they didn't. Leadership changed. -sports

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