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 local billionaire businessman and former basketball star in both Louisville and the NBA, has died.

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

Earlier this week, former University of Louisville basketball star and billionaire entrepreneur Junior Bridgeman died after ...

Ulysses "Junior" Bridgeman, Louisville basketball icon and billionaire businessman, dies at 71. From NBA to Coca-Cola, ...

Junior Bridgeman, one of Louisville's most prominent businesspeople and co-owner of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks suffered a ...

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 ...

The former Louisville basketball star was speaking at an event at the Galt House when he reportedly said he thought he was having a heart attack.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Junior Bridgeman, a beloved former University of Louisville basketball player and entrepreneur, died on ...

Bridgeman starred for Denny Crum at Louisville before embarking on a 12-season NBA career. His business ventures made him a ...

The basketball world has lost a great as Ulysses Lee ‘Junior’ Bridgeman passed away at 71.