The basketball world has lost a great as Ulysses Lee “Junior” Bridgeman passed away at 71. According to Kentucky’s WAVE, Bridgeman was attending an event at the Galt House in downtown Louisville on March 11 when he grabbed his chest and said he thought he was having a heart attack.

Junior Bridgeman died Tuesday after suffering a medical emergency during a fundraising event at the Galt House.

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

Earlier this week, former University of Louisville basketball star and billionaire entrepreneur Junior Bridgeman died after suffering a medical emergency during a fundraiser at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville.

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

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.

Junior Bridgeman, the former Milwaukee Bucks sixth man-turned-business mogul, passed away suddenly on Tuesday after suffering a medical emergency at the Galt House Hotel. Bridgeman, 71, was speaking t

Former Bucks player and owner Junior Bridgeman died at age 71 after suffering a medical emergency at an event in downtown Louisville, according to WAVE. A WAVE employee was at an event at the Galt House and reported that Bridgeman grabbed his check and said he thought he was having a heart attack.