In 1987, as Junior Bridgeman approached the end of his 12-year NBA career (including 10 seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks), and pondered life as a restaurant franchisee, he wondered whether there ...

Junior Bridgeman trades baskets for large portfolio of restaurants This story appeared in the July 21, 2014, issue of Sports Illustrated. Subscribe to the magazine here.

Junior Bridgeman is trading his Frosty for a Coke. The former NBA player who became an even greater success as a Wendy’s and Chili’s franchisee is selling his restaurant interests after ...

Junior Bridgeman, ex-NBA star who ... He started investing in Wendy’s fast-food restaurants, and his small investments quickly turned into a 450-restaurant empire known as Bridgeman Foods Inc.

Junior Bridgeman is often remembered as part of a trivia question: Who was traded for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar? (Bridgeman was just drafted by the Lakers and was part of the deal with Dave Meyers, Elmore ...

Milwaukee Bucks legend Junior Bridgeman is buying a stake in the team, a move that will increase the value of the franchise ...

The former professional basketball player Junior Bridgeman at a Wendy’s restaurant in Louisville, Ky., in 2002. He invested in his first Wendy’s in 1984 and went on to build an empire of some ...

Former Milwaukee Bucks great and Louisville, Ky., businessman Junior Bridgeman is getting out of the restaurant business — which includes Wendy’s and Chili’s franchises in Wisconsin — to ...

Denver native Chauncey Billups and former NBA player Junior Bridgeman, have purchased 30 Wendy’s Co. restaurants in the St. Louis market. The transaction is one of the fast-food chain’s first ...

Junior Bridgeman died Tuesday at 71 after suffering a medical emergency in Louisville. ... most notably as a franchise owner of over 250 Wendy's restaurants.

Junior Bridgeman's net worth was built restaurants. Junior played for the NBA from 1975 until 1987, but back then players ...

BirraCibo, the newest restaurant at Fourth Street Live, offers outdoor dining — with heaters. The Louisville food executive is in partnership on the new concept with venue owners The Cordish Cos ...