LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A celebration of life has been planned for Junior Bridgeman, UofL basketball legend and billionaire businessman and philanthropist following his passing Tuesday.

He became an entrepreneur during a solid career with the Milwaukee Bucks. He later bought hundreds of fast-food outlets, a ...

Junior Bridgeman, the former NBA player who served on the PGA of America’s board and was part of Valhalla Golf Club’s ...

Overview: Billionaire owned Heartland Coca-Cola Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman, a gifted athlete and entrepreneur whose St. Louis ...

Former NBA player, Milwaukee Bucks minority owner and billionaire entrepreneur Junior Bridgeman has died. He was 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.

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

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

Junior Bridgeman was known primarily for his 12-year NBA career, but he was an avid golfer who supported the game as an independent PGA board member.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( WAVE /Gray News) - Former NBA player and billionaire businessman Junior Bridgeman has died after suffering ...

Bridgeman suffered a medical emergency while speaking at the Galt House for the 45th Annual Leadership Luncheon on Scouting, benefitting the Lincoln Heritage Council, Scouting America. According to ...