San Francisco Chronicle

Curry’s 30th birthday bash fit for a king

- By Katie Dowd Katie Dowd is an SFGate.com senior producer. Email: kdowd@sfchronicl­e.com Twitter: @katiedowd

There was a grand entrance on a yacht, a dance battle for the affection of Stephen Curry’s grandma, and, of course, an appearance by #ChinaKlay, who took a tumble on the dance floor and played it off like nothing happened.

The Warriors went big for Curry’s 30th birthday party on Monday night, feting the star at a surprise party planned by his wife, Ayesha. The Currys made quite the entrance, rolling up in a yacht to the San Francisco waterfront.

Video from the party shows that friends, family and the Warriors team and coaches, including Steve Kerr, were in attendance.

Klay Thompson had himself a ball — his coaches’ hearts no doubt skipped a beat when Thompson lunged while dancing on the main stage and fell to the ground. Luckily for everyone involved, he popped back up immediatel­y.

Among the other exciting happenings at Curry’s party:

Oakland rapper E-40 performed while Curry — who officially turns 30 on Wednesday — sat on the front of the stage, happily eating a plate of ribs.

The Curry girls, Riley and Ryan, joined Dad for a dance, charming the crowd with their adorable rendition of the chacha slide.

Paramore singer Hayley Williams made a special appearance to sing happy birthday.

Curry’s grandmothe­r danced to Luther Vandross with Draymond Green and Kevin Durant. Green also serenaded her — Luther Vandross is his favorite singer.

The Warriors did their best Temptation­s impersonat­ion as Curry sang along to “Just My Imaginatio­n” while backed by his teammates.

Kerr and assistant coach Mike Brown were brought on stage for a song, but left before Klay went full #ChinaKlay and fell down.

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