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Benny the Bull, Chicago's most beloved mascot, needs a new human

A dramatic change will take place within the Bulls organization at the end of the season.

Barry Anderson, who many know as Chicago's impish mascot Benny the Bull, has decided to step down and retire from court shenanigans.

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"After 12 incredible years, it's come time for me to explore this world, this life, without my fuzzy red friend. In what's been an impossibly difficult choice to make, I've decided that June 30th will be my final day at the Chicago Bulls, where my heart will forever live," Anderson wrote on his Facebook page.