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Junior Bridgeman — NBA veteran, star of Louisville Final Four team and billionaire — dies at 71

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Ulysses "Junior" Bridgeman , a star of the 1975 Louisville Final Four team and 12-season NBA veteran, has died at 71 .

He suffered a medical event during a fundraising event at the Galt House Hotel in downtown Louisville on Tuesday .

The Milwaukee Bucks , with whom he played for nine NBA seasons, issued a statement Tuesday evening with condolences to his family.

He played one final season in Milwaukee before retiring from the NBA in 1987 .

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English

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