Bull's-eyes on their backs

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When Animals Attack
Published 4/2/2008 at CelticsBlog
benny.jpg Marc Spears reports on the shooting: During the fourth quarter of the Celtics' 106-92 win over the Bulls at the United Center, the Chicago mascot shot T-shirts out of a T-shirt gun that hit them in the back. The incident happened when Garnett and Posey were walking to the bench during a timeout with 2:49 remaining. Garnett and Posey gave Bennie the Bull a glare, and, said Garnett, "We exchanged words." ...

Bits, pieces and a chicken out of control
Published 4/2/2008 by Toronto Star at Doug Smith's Toronto Raptors blog
... Toronto’s top scorer (Bosh, 22.5) and its second best (Parker, 12.6) is greater than only one team – Cleveland, which has this LeBron James guy averaging more than 30). Telling numbers? You tell me. Not sure if those facts mean everything or nothing, you know I’m not a hard numbers kind of guy, but it is sort of interesting. And I know it’s something the Raptor coaches pay attention to because one of ‘em mentioned it to me. - This is what happens when stuffed animals run amok. - There were 56 personal fouls called in the ...

Benny the Bull takes dead aim at KG
Published 4/2/2008 by Michael Rand at Randball
In a very controversial development in last night’s Bulls/Celtics game, Kevin Garnett and James Posey were shot by Benny (correct spelling, we believe) the Bull. Boston.com has the details: Bennie (sic) the Bull literally took a shot at Kevin Garnett and James Posey last night. During the fourth quarter of the Celtics’ 106-92 win over the Bulls at the United Center, the Chicago mascot shot T-shirts out of a T-shirt gun that hit them in the back. The incident happened when Garnett and Posey were walking to the bench ...

Reading is Great! Wednesday’s NBA Links
Published 4/2/2008 by Andrew Thell at Empty the Bench
HoopsAddict - Kareem Abdul Jabbar still getting it done, on and off the court. The Boston Globe - Benny the Bull literally taking shots at James Posey and Kevin Garnett. The Basketball Jones - Shaq and Steve Nash are starting to play cohesive basketball. 20 Second Timeout - Statistics are great, but they’ll never capture the reality of a situation. The 700 Level - Barack Obama would rather be Dr. J than ...

Benny the Bull Aims His T-Shirt Gun at Celtics KG and James Posey
Published 4/2/2008 by Brett Edwards at FanHouse
Filed under: Celtics, Bulls, NBA Gossip That's a picture of the Chicago Bulls' mascot, Benny the Bull, holding the smoking gun from his latest run-in with trouble. Last night during the team's loss to Boston, Benny blasted Kevin Garnett and James Posey in the back with t-shirts, resulting in some understandably angry Celtics. ... the Chicago mascot shot T-shirts out of a T-shirt gun that hit them in the back. The incident happened when Garnett and Posey were walking to the bench during a ...

10,000 Takes Detention: Kevin McHale, Part II
Published 4/2/2008 by 10000takes at 10,000 Takes
    Welcome back to detention, Kevin McHale! While McHale hasn't actually committed the crime yet, we've decided to throw the Wolves "Leader" into detention in order to help save Marko Jaric and all the other former Timber Puppy's who were signed to a free agent contract by McHale.  We've learned that McHale would like nothing more than to wipe out any free agent ...

Benny the Bull Can and Will Shoot You
Published 4/3/2008 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
by Marcel Mutoni An otherwise forgettable season in the Windy City has provided a few key moments. The Skiles firing for instance; Tyrus Thomas’s distaste for authority figures; and now arguably the strangest NBA story to date: Benny the Bull, Chicago’s mascot, literally taking aim at opposing players. Depending on who you ask, Benny fired his t-shirt gun on Tuesday night and two of the missiles shirts hit Kevin Garnett and James Posey. Posey then proceeded to act as though he’d just barely survived some kind of firefight. “I felt threatened,” said Posey, who is considered a villain among Bulls fans for his tough fouls ...

Benny The Bull Will Put A Cap In Your Ass [The Boston Massacre]
Published 4/3/2008 by Rick at Deadspin
When talking about illegal mascot shenanigans, no one, of course, beats the drunken exploits of the Stanford Tree. But running a close second is Benny the Bull, the only NBA mascot with a criminal record for battery on a police officer. On Tuesday he was at it again, shooting the Celtics' Kevin Garnett and James Posey from behind with a T-shirt gun. Seems a bit unwise to me. "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 ...

Hawks, Spinoffs, Hit Streaks, Lies and WIns
Published 4/3/2008 by Aaron Gettings at BostonsportZ
There's no rhyme or reason to what I'm going to be sharing with you here over the next few paragraphs.  It's been a few days since I've visited with you, my rabid fan base (I can still call it a "base" even if it's only one person, right?  Even if that person is me?  Gotcha!), and anyway, I just wanted to share a few articles that I've found, or that have been sent to me.  First up is the Fenway Hawk.  It's a front page news story over on the Boston Globe website, so most of you are probably aware, but the Hawks who call Fenway home during the off-season are sick and tired of you meddling humans.  In the second attack in two days, Mr. Razor-claws ...