US EditionToronto Raptors Draft Pick Collin Murray-Boyles Appears to Curse After Being Selected
- The Toronto Raptors selected Collin Murray-Boyles ninth overall in the 2025 NBA Draft at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on June 26, 2025.
- Murray-Boyles was selected after an impressive two-year tenure at South Carolina, where he played a key role in guiding the Gamecocks to their tenth appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2024.
- At the draft, Murray-Boyles reacted with a startled curse word, which many initially misinterpreted as disappointment about joining the Raptors in Canada.
- Murray-Boyles clarified that the F-bomb expressed relief and disbelief, saying, "What I said was not a bad thing by any means," and Raptors posted a smiling photo captioned, "See guys, he's happy!!"
- Murray-Boyles will begin his professional journey with a guaranteed two-year NBA deal, including the team's right to extend the agreement through the third and fourth years, and is projected to earn nearly $2.3 million in his first season.
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Collin Murray-Boyles Clarifies F-Bomb After Toronto Raptors Drafted Him
On a night where incoming NBA rookies cried, hugged their families and dreamed of the glory to come, Collin Murray-Boyles reacted to his first-round selection in the 2025 NBA Draft with an F-bomb. Murray-Boyles, 20, went No. 9 overall to the Toronto Raptors, and when NBA commissioner Adam Silver called out his name, the forward out of South Carolina, let out a simple, “f***.” While many took it to mean he was disappointed by the selection, Murra…
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Colin Murray-Boyles’ first moment as an NBA player went viral, with people trying to interpret whether he was disappointed about where he would be playing his first few years in the league.
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