Billionaire philanthropist and former NBA player Junior Bridgeman was laid to rest by his beloved community in Louisville.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A public Celebration of Eternal Life has been announced to honor Junior Bridgeman.

Junior Bridgeman, a former basketball star who guided ... Selected eighth overall by the Lakers in the 1975 NBA Draft, Bridgeman was soon traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in a deal for Kareem Abdul ...

The former Phoenix Suns owner spoke to The Arizona Republic about one of his former draft ... about former NBA player-turned-business magnate and philanthropist Ulysses "Junior" Bridgeman's ...

Bridgeman was the No. 8 pick of the 1975 NBA draft out of the University of Louisville by the Los Angeles Lakers, but was traded to the Bucks as part of the deal that sent Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to L.A. ...

Junior Bridgeman's journey from a formidable ... throughout his basketball career and into his post-NBA ventures. Despite being a top-10 draft pick in 1975, Bridgeman never earned more than ...

Junior Bridgeman, a former NBA pro who served on ... Bridgeman was the No. 8 pick of the 1975 NBA draft out of the University of Louisville by the Los Angeles Lakers, but was traded to the Bucks ...

Former NBA player and billionaire businessman Junior Bridgeman has passed away at the ... overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1975 draft. Silver added, "He served as a mentor to generations ...

Junior was the ultimate entrepreneur who built on his impactful 12-year NBA playing career ... Angeles Lakers selected Bridgeman with the eighth pick in the 1975 draft, they sent him to Milwaukee ...

He was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1975 draft as the eighth pick but ... “He was an All-American at UofL, an NBA All-Star, and a self-made billionaire. Yet, I will most remember Junior ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An NBA player who had a second act as a billionaire after leaving the game has died. Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman was 71 years old. Bridgeman had a medical emergency during a ...