After Retirement As A Player
Under the arrangement of his sponsor Wang Jen-ta (王人達), the then-president of the executive board of the Republic of China Basketball Association (中華民國籃球協會) and a political ally of James Soong, Cheng Chih-Lung ran for and won the 2001 legislative election as the People First Party (PFP) nominee in the first district of Taipei County. His political career, however, was overshadowed by the scandal of extramarital affair with legislative colleague, Kao Chin Su-mei, and public censures for inaction. He divorced his wife in 2002 and did not seek another office at the termination of his only term as legislator.
In the capacity of legislator, nevertheless, Cheng Chih-Lung was given the credit of working with the government's Sports Affairs Council to give birth to the Super Basketball League, which started to function in 2003. In the fifth season of the league's existence, Cheng Chih-Lung accepted the commission to coach Taiwan Mobile Clouded Leopards and brought the losing team to an improved 15-15 record in the 2009-2010 season.
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