Prince mourned by sports world

— -- The death of musical legend Prince at his suburban Minneapolis home on Thursday at the age of 57 resonated throughout the sports world.

According to Ethan Sherwood Strauss, the Warriors' Stephen Curry started playing Prince on a stereo during the team's shootaround Thursday. Teammates Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala jumped in with their song choices, which included "Purple Rain," "When Doves Cry" and "Raspberry Beret."

Prince attended a Warriors game at Oracle Arena on March 3, then played a concert there the next day. That prompted these remembrances on Twitter from Ayesha Curry and Draymond Green.

The local Minnesota pro sports teams all noted his passing on social media:

The NHL's Minnesota Wild turned their profile picture on both Twitter and Facebook to Prince's signature purple.

The NFL tweeted a picture of Prince from his memorable halftime performance during Super Bowl XLI in 2007.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver noted Prince's passing on Thursday: "I crossed paths with him many times during my NBA tenure. After the All-Star Game in Minneapolis, he hosted a legendary late-night party that people still talk about. On behalf of the NBA family, I want to say how sorry we are for his family and his millions of fans."

A number of athletes with ties to Minnesota also expressed their sadness over the passing of one of the state's most iconic musical figures:

There were other notable tweets from around the sports world, as well.

And finally, there's comedian Charlie Murphy, who told a memorable story about Prince playing basketball during a 2004 episode of " Chappelle's Show."