Ulysses Lee "Junior" Bridgeman (born September 17, 1953) is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. Bridgeman played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 12 years from 1975 until 1987, beginning with the Milwaukee Bucks. Bridgeman is the current owner of Ebony and Jet magazines. Despite never making more ...

23 hours ago · LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Junior Bridgeman, a basketball standout who led Louisville to a Final Four, played 12 seasons in the NBA and then launched an even more successful career as a businessman ...

21 hours ago · Junior Bridgeman, a longtime NBA forward who would eventually go on to become one of the wealthiest ex-athletes in the world, died at 71 on Tuesday, the Milwaukee Bucks announced. According to ...

22 hours ago · Junior Bridgeman, a former NBA sixth man who rose from modest means to forge one of the most successful post-playing business careers of any professional athlete, becoming a billionaire ...

22 hours ago · Bridgeman also owned and operated bottle manufacturing plants for Coca-Cola, and before the start of the 2024-25 NBA season, Bridgeman became a partial owner of the Bucks, purchasing a 10% share.

23 hours ago · LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Junior Bridgeman, a basketball standout who led Louisville to a Final Four, starred for the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks and then launched an even more successful career as a businessman with stakes in restaurants, publishing and the Bucks franchise, died Tuesday. He was 71.

22 hours ago · LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Junior Bridgeman, a basketball standout who led Louisville to a Final Four, played 12 seasons in the NBA and then launched an even more successful career as a businessman with ...

23 hours ago · Junior Bridgeman is a former NBA player who built a business empire in his post-playing days. He played 12 NBA seasons, including 10 with the Milwaukee Bucks from 1975-84 and again from 1986-87.

20 hours ago · Junior Bridgeman, the All-American at Louisville who went on to have a successful NBA career with the Milwaukee Bucks — and an even more successful career as an entrepreneur who became a billionaire after his playing days — has died at the age of 71. ... The Los Angeles Lakers drafted Bridgeman with the No. 8 pick in the 1975 NBA Draft, but ...

22 hours ago · 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 after suffering ...