Bridgeman, a billionaire entrepreneur who became a “ significant ” minority owner of the Bucks in 2024, suffered a medical emergency during a fundraiser at Galt House, a hotel in Louisville, according to WDRB News and confirmed by the company that runs Galt House. Bridgeman was taken away in an ambulance by first responders.

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.

The Milwaukee Bucks announced that former Bucks player Junior Bridgeman has become a minority owner of the team.

Former NBA player Junior Bridgeman, a billionaire entrepreneur, dies at 71. Learn about his net worth and business empire.

Junior Bridgeman, a former NBA sixth man who became a billionaire philanthropist and Bucks minority owner, died at the age of 71.

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.