Largely because of Stephen Curry’s unabashed love for his hometown’s NFL team, the Panthers have almost become an unofficial Golden State Warriors fan club.The Warriors sent a box of t-shirts to Charlotte last month during their playoff run, and coach Ron Rivera has been especially open about his affinity for Curry. So it’s no surprise Rivera went to Twitter late Tuesday night shortly after the Warriors were crowned NBA champions for the first time in 40 years:[vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html]Running back Jonathan Stewart, who’s wearing a Curry jersey in his Twitter avatar, also chimed in:[vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html]RELATED: 

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