"I’ve patterned my whole business acumen after Junior Bridgeman," O'Neal said. "If it wasn’t for Bridgeman, I wouldn’t have known where to start."

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers reacted on the death of Junior Bridgeman on Tuesday.

Milwaukee Bucks co-owner and former player Junior Bridgeman passed away Tuesday at the age of 71. Bridgeman was the No. 8 pick of the 1975 NBA draft out of the University of Louisville by the Los Angeles Lakers,

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