Distinguished former basketball athlete Ulysses Lee “Junior” Bridgeman has died in Louisville at the age of 71.

A WAVE News employee who was at the event said Bridgeman grabbed his chest and said he thought he was having a heart attack.

Junior made us all better people and Louisville a better city,” Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said in a statement.

Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman, a former NBA player who became a billionaire business mogul, has died at 71 after suffering a ...

Junior Bridgeman, a Louisville legend and former NBA star, died from a medical emergency at the Galt House on March 11.

While many remember him as a University of Louisville basketball standout and NBA professional, his greatest success, some ...

The franchisee and sports-team owner made a fortune by successfully investing in various entities and giving back to his ...

March 11, the basketball world lost one of its GOATs. Junior Bridgeman, the 71-year-old billionaire businessman and 12-year ...

Milwaukee mourns the death of Bucks legend Junior Bridgeman at 71, who left a lasting legacy in basketball and business.

Junior Bridgeman, a former Milwaukee Bucks and Louisville Cardinals star who led an even more successful career as an entrepreneur and investor after his basketball days, died Tuesday at age 71.

Junior Bridgeman, who led Louisville to a Final Four and starred for the Milwaukee Bucks, died after he suffered a medical emergency at a Louisville hotel during a fundraising event on Tuesday, the ...