The Milwaukee Bucks honored Junior Bridgeman Thursday night at Fiserv Forum with a jersey patch and tribute video. Bridgeman passed away on March 11.

Junior Bridgeman, a basketball standout who went on to an even more successful career in business, has died at the age of 71.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Junior Bridgeman, a basketball standout who led Louisville to a Final Four, played 12 seasons in the NBA and then launched an even more successful career as a businessman with stakes in publishing, restaurants and the Milwaukee Bucks, died Tuesday. He was 71.