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          A night out with Warriors' Stephen Curry for Cam Newton, Panthers

          • David Newton, ESPN Staff WriterDec 3, 2015, 09:15 AM ET
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              David Newton is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Carolina Panthers. Newton began covering Carolina in 1995 and came to ESPN in 2006 as a NASCAR reporter before joining NFL Nation in 2013. You can follow Newton on Twitter at @DNewtonespn.
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          CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Time Warner Arena was abuzz with stars on Wednesday night, from Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton to linebacker Thomas Davis to hip-hop artist J. Cole.

          They all were there to see reigning NBA MVP Stephen Curry, who poured in 40 points against the Charlotte Hornets to improve the Golden State Warriors to 20-0.

          Curry makes it no secret he is a huge Panthers fan. The Charlotte native has been one since the team began playing in 1995.

          He hopes the Panthers (11-0) and Warriors both can stay undefeated through the Super Bowl that will be played on Feb. 7 not from his home in Santa Clara, California.

          Curry has become friends with many of the Carolina players. Many of those took a break from preparation for Sunday’s game at New Orleans to watch their favorite NBA player.

          Here's a social media look at their night with Steph, beginning with a Newton and Cole selfie:

          Third-string quarterback Joe Webb made it into this picture:

          Is Webb trying to steal the attention from Newton with backup quarterback Derek Anderson looking on:

          Curry gave Davis his jersey and also let running back Jonathan Stewart into the picture:

          Cornerback Bene' Benwikere got in on the picture action as well:

          There was no sign of coach Ron Rivera, who said earlier in the day he was staying at the stadium to study film.