Junior Bridgeman's $600 Million Empire Beyond the NBA

Billionaire Junior Bridgeman’s Brutal Truth About Lending Money In The NBA

[Image: Forbes] There’s a version of pro sports most fans never see. It’s the one where success doesn’t just come with trophies, but with a queue of people suddenly very interested in your bank balance. Former NBA sixth man Junior Bridgeman knew it better than most. While athletes often look like they’re living the dream from the outside, Bridgeman repeatedly pointed out that life inside the league comes with a brutal off-court education in the …

Junior Bridgeman's $600 Million Empire Beyond the NBA

The man who would become one of the wealthiest former athletes in the world spent his summers working the drive-through window at a Wendy's in Milwaukee. Not as an owner. Not as an investor. As a cashier, learning orders, handling complaints, watching how the kitchen timed its tickets during the lunch rush. This was the late 1970s. Ulysses Lee Bridgeman Jr. was still an active NBA player, still suiting up for the Milwaukee Bucks, still averaging…