NBA commissioner’s ‘Dayton University’ reference angers UD fans

A moment fans of the Dayton Flyers have waited months for — if not decades — began with two words they hate to hear: “Dayton University.”

That’s how NBA Commissioner Adam Silver referred to the University of Dayton as he announced the New York Knicks had drafted UD’s Obi Toppin with the No. 8 pick in the NBA Draft on Wednesday.

Obi Toppin (@obitoppin1) gets selected 8th overall by the @nyknicks!

2020 #NBADraft presented by State Farm on ESPN pic.twitter.com/GxcnZVBPpY
— NBA (@NBA) November 19, 2020

Basketball recruits considering Dayton make the “Dayton University” mistake often. Dayton fans didn’t expect to hear it from the NBA Commissioner, judging by their reactions on Twitter.

Adam Silver is dead to me. Dayton University. Come on man.
— BrownsFlyer (@BrownsFlyer) November 19, 2020

It's THE Dayton University. Get it right.
— Elam Ending (@ElamEnding) November 19, 2020

Dayton University....it really still is 2020... 🙄
— Toni DeVelin (@tonidevelin) November 19, 2020

Dayton University??? Nooooooooooooo
— Mike Schaid (@schaidylane) November 19, 2020

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David Jablonski

David Jablonski covers the Dayton Flyers and other sports for the Dayton Daily News, Springfield News-Sun and Journal News.