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Politician Files Claim Against Arizona State Over Injury Allegedly Caused By Mascot

Earlier this season, an incident caught the attention of the college football world and made people either laugh or … well, laugh harder. A councilman in Tempe, Arizona was caught off guard by Sparky, the mascot for the Arizona State Sun Devils:

Finally home from the hospital! Here's what happened Friday that put me back in hospital 2 months after back surgery: pic.twitter.com/FGdpVli3x9

— David Schapira (@dschapira) September 22, 2015

As it turns out, that city councilman had recently been hospitalized for four days while recovering from back surgery. Now, Dave Schapira is looking to get money from the school to help pay his bills after the incident:

According to AZCentral.