[dropcap]There[/dropcap] is buzz that former NBA star Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman is closing in on a deal to buy Sports Illustrated from Meredith. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″]
If a deal comes to pass, Bridgeman will have beaten out a group headed by Joshua Pollack that includes Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, motivational speaker Tony Robbins and Hollywood producer Peter Guber, who is a part-owner of the Golden State Warriors.
The Pollack group was also trying to put together a package to buy Fortune and Money, which Meredith is seeking to divest before year’s end.