Steph Curry shares message with Cal women’s basketball after Bears fall to No. 2 Stanford

Stephen Curry stopped by the Cal women’s basketball team’s locker room Sunday night to share some words of encouragement after its narrow loss to No. 2 Stanford.

“You have to believe you’re getting better,” Curry told the group, according to a video shared on Twitter by Associated Press reporter Janie McCauley. “Eventually you’ll get into a game and look at each other like, ‘We’re here.’ … Maintain that patience and perseverance throughout all these growing pains and it’ll pay off.”

After delivering a message, Curry also received another jersey to add to his collection. Cal’s Jayda Curry presented him with her No. 30 Cal jersey. The two star guards share a number and last name, but they’re not related.

Jayda Curry — who has made at least one 3-pointer in 37 straight games, the third-longest streak in Pac-12 history — said it was cool to have the four-time NBA champion take the time to meet with their team after the game.

“Having somebody who does it professionally in the NBA kind of reiterating the key things that we’re trying to key in on I feel like for me is showing that we know what we can do,” she told the AP.

Curry has long been an ardent supporter of women’s sports. His family also has close ties with Stanford star Cameron Brink as both players’ mothers have been best friends since college. Curry took in the cross-bay matchup sitting courtside alongside his mother, Sonya, who wore a Stanford sweatshirt.

The Golden Bears owned a three-point advantage with four minutes left in the game but couldn’t hold on, losing 60-56 to their cross-bay rivals. The defeat dropped them to 10-5 on the season and 1-3 in Pac-12 Conference. Meanwhile, Stanford, who was led by star Brink’s double-double, remains undefeated in conference play, extending its win streak against Pac-12 opponents over three seasons to 38.