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Junior Bridgeman’s Wife: Who Was the Ex-NBA Player Married to?

Bridgeman died after suffering from a heart attack in March 2025, multiple outlets reported. He is survived by his family. Learn more about his marriage here.

Bridgeman built a substantial post-basketball career for himself thanks to owning restaurants and Ebony and Jet magazines, becoming a minority owner for the Milwaukee Bucks and working as a philanthropist. NBA commissioner Adam Silver reacted to Bridgeman’s death in a statement, obtained by ESPN, extending the league’s “heartfelt condolences to Junior’s wife, Doris, their children, Eden, Justin and Ryan, the Bucks organization, and his many friends and admirers in the basketball community.” He served as a mentor to generations of NBA players and athletes across sports who were eager to learn from him about what it takes to thrive in the business world.

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