Benny is often in trouble; the controversy ranging from battery on a police officer while riding a scooter, to brawling with an inflatable likeness of himself on the Jerry Springer Show, to shooting Boston Celtics players with a T-shirt rifle. So far, Benny has managed to skate on every one. But will the charges stick this time?

Dr. Don Kalant Sr. alleged he was sitting near courtside on Feb. 12 when he raised his arm to get a high-five from Barry Anderson, who portrays the exuberant mascot in a bright red fuzzy costume. But Kalant, an oral surgeon, may now wish he had settled for a fist-bump instead. Instead of merely slapping Kalant's palm, Anderson grabbed his arm as he fell forward, hyperextending Kalant's arm and rupturing his biceps muscle, according to the lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court.

My only hope is that Benny has a good attorney, and that he show up in court dressed in his full Benny costume. That would rule.

Oral Surgeon Says In Suit That He Was Injured In High-Five With Chicago Bulls Mascot [Chicago Tribune]
Benny the Bull, Free At Last [Deadspin]

The Bulls apologized to the Celtics and explained that one of the members of the IncrediBulls — a group that entertains during timeouts — had tripped and his gun shot the shirts into the floor from where they bounced into the Celtics.

I never trusted those %$#%@!& IncrediBulls. Well, I'm glad it all worked out. This has not been a good year for Benny.

Benny The Bull Wrongly Accused By Celtics [Chicago Sun-Times]
Benny The Bull Will Put A Cap In Your Ass [Deadspin]

"I felt threatened," said Posey, who is considered a villain among Bulls fans for his tough fouls when he played for Miami, and was booed every time he touched the ball last night. "They already don't like me here already. Two T-shirts were thrown at me and KG. I don't feel safe. The T-shirts were fired out of that gun or whatever. I feel a little sore in one spot. I might have to get treatment."

OK, that might not have been the manliest of quotes. But let's not lose sight of what's important here: At what point do the police get involved and end Benny's reign of terror? I propose that Lucky the Leprechaun is recruited by the Massachusetts State Police to go undercover, where he reports directly to Martin Sheen.

Bull's Eyes On Their Backs [Boston Globe]
Chicago Bulls Mascots: Just One Step Ahead Of The Law [Deadspin]
The Ballad Of Stanford's Misbehaving Tree [Deadspin]

If you can't see the video for some reason, what we have here is Benny the Bull on The Jerry Springer Show, being told by his girlfriend that there's "someone else." That someone is a larger, plastic Benny the Bull, and of course violence ensues. But there are so many ways that it could have been funnier. The girlfriend's new guy could have been Steely McBeam, for instance. Or Bill Belichick. Of course it's all fake anyway, just like an actual Bulls game.

Mostly though I'm just glad to be reminded that Jerry Springer has in no way wasted his life.

Distract Your Irate Fans With Crappy TV: Benny The Bull Gets The Beatdown On Jerry Springer [100 Percent Injury Rate]

(They've been playing this at Bulls games lately. Makes sense.)