Junior Bridgeman, one of the Milwaukee Bucks ' all-time greats, suffered a medical emergency at a fundraiser in Louisville, Kentucky, and later died. the Louisville Courier Journal reported. Bridgeman was speaking with a reporter when he "expressed that he thought he was having a heart attack," according to a report from WLKY-TV.

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 WLKY, Bridgeman suffered a medical emergency during a speaking engagement in Louisville on Tuesday.