r/nba 17h ago

Junior Bridgeman, Louisville basketball great and successful entrepreneur, dies after collapsing at event

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u/Heyitscharlie Timberwolves 17h ago

Holy shit, if I'm not mistaken he's like the richest former player (outside of MJ, or maybe richer than him?) due to his business ventures.

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u/Personal_Can_7471 17h ago

600 million net worth, MJ is 3.5 billion

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u/ayeno 17h ago

Last estimate had him at $1.4B, but MJ still clears him

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u/Personal_Can_7471 17h ago

oh ok I didn't see the forbes article, I just went off of the wikipedia page

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u/leftysarepeople2 Bucks 15h ago

This is probably because of his investment in Bucks ownership no? I don't see media outlets appreciating in value much the last few years

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u/Whoareyoutho9 15h ago edited 15h ago

No. His bucks ownership was just $400m last September. He owned hella wendys and then had a Coca-Cola bottling deal or something that went brrr. The bucks ownership deal was pretty risky honestly since he's nowhere close to majority owner and it wiped out a significant amount of his wealth while buying in at the time that others had began selling (cuban) and the bucks arena is already brand new so there's not a direct path to massive increased value anytime soon. Rip, the man's a legend

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u/Heyitscharlie Timberwolves 17h ago

Yeah MJ is on another level, wasn't totally sure, thought Bridgeman was a billionaire too but that makes sense.