Louisville philanthropist and billionaire businessman Junior Bridgeman has died after suffering a medical emergency while attending an event in downtown Louisville.A WAVE News employee who was at the event on March 11 at the Galt House said Bridgeman,

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

Bridgeman was a Louisville basketball great, 12-year NBA veteran and billionaire businessman who purchased a stake in the Bucks franchise he played for.

Junior Bridgeman died Tuesday at 71 after suffering a medical emergency in. Read about the former billionaire and NBA icon.

Bridgeman, known as well for 12 years as a small forward/shooting with the Milwaukee Bucks, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 71. His death has created a void in both the basketball and the business worlds, where he was widely admired as a self-made success.

Junior Bridgeman, a former college basketball star who went on to have a lengthy career in the NBA and became a billionaire businessman following his playing days, died on Tuesday.

Former Phoenix Suns owner Jerry Colangelo spoke to The Arizona Republic about ex-NBA player and billionaire Junior Bridgeman, who died on Tuesday.

Who is Junior Bridgeman? Junior Bridgeman is a former NBA player who built a business empire in his post-playing

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.

Alaila Everett, a senior at I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth, was running the second leg of the 4x200-meter relay when her baton struck Kaelen Tucker, a junior from Brookville High School, in the head.