Benny The Bull Continues to Be a Menace to Society

Man, Benny the Bull just can't catch a break. He's either getting in trouble with the law, finding out his girlfriend is cheating on him in front of a national television audience, or he's pissing off Kevin Garnett and the Boston Celtics.

All he wants to do is pump up the hometown crowd at Bulls games, can't we give him that chance? I mean, really, what kind of harm can he do? Wait, what? Really? Oh what the...

A Naperville dentist called a flagrant foul on Chicago Bulls' mascot Benny the Bull on Monday, suing the team over a high-five gone awry.

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.

"Benny's flying down the aisle, giving everybody high-fives," Kalant's attorney, Shawn Kasserman, said Monday in a telephone interview. "When he gets to Dr. Kalant, he either inadvertently trips or, as part of the shtick, trips. . . . He grabbed Kalant's arm and fell forward."

Along with seeking financial compensation for his injury and the surgery that accompanied it, Kalent also wants Benny's suit, courtside seats for all Bulls home games, and some cotton candy.