Hockey fans were wondering if Stephen Curry’s continual beard growth had anything to do with the playoffs.

Turns out the Warriors star is skipping the shaving for more personal reasons.

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“Happy wife, happy life” is what Curry told Rosalyn Gold-Onwude of NBC Sports Bay Area when asked about the situation.

And who can blame Curry? Especially with his wife readying a new restaurant in San Francisco and the Warriors well on their way in the 2017 NBA Playoffs.

But that latter has little to do with Curry’s beard — which, it must be said, would be far from Brent Burns or Joe Thornton territory even if it was a superstitious venture.

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Curry fans who recall last year’s Twitter debacle will remember how supportive he was of Ayesha despite initially joking that he might cut off her Wi-Fi access at home.

For more on how the two Currys met and fell in love, check out this excerpt from the book “Golden” by Bay Area News Group’s Marcus Thompson II about the rise of the Baby-Faced Assassin.