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Howard returns to KMH, bloody and in tears. A furious Gooey gives Howard the opal before Arno, Phil, and Nico assault Howard outside the auction house.

He convinces his father-in-law Gooey to bid on the gem to drive up the price, but the plan backfires when Garnett fails to top Gooey's final bid. Just before the auction starts, Howard discovers the opal has been appraised for significantly less than his initial estimate of $1 million. Garnett returns the opal before the auction and offers to purchase it for $175,000, but Howard refuses, given the substantially larger appraisal. After an awkward Passover dinner, Dinah rejects Howard's plea to give their marriage another chance. Feeling betrayed, Howard demands that Julia move out of his apartment. Howard discovers Julia and the Weeknd snorting cocaine together in a bathroom, and gets into a fight with him. Demany says that Garnett still has the opal, angering Howard. Howard tracks down Demany at a party hosted by the Weeknd. Phil and Nico strip Howard naked and lock him in the trunk of his car, forcing him to call Dinah for help. Arno reveals that he placed a stop on Howard's bet as it was made with money owed to him. Howard wins $600,000, but is ambushed at his daughter's school play by Arno and his bodyguards Phil and Nico. Immediately after Garnett leaves, Howard pawns the ring and places a six-way parlay on Garnett playing extraordinarily well in that night's game. Howard reluctantly agrees, accepting Garnett's 2008 NBA Championship ring as collateral. Garnett becomes obsessed with it, insisting on holding onto it for good luck at his game that night. While Garnett is in the store, the rare Ethiopian black opal Howard has ordered arrives.

Howard's business associate Demany brings basketball star Kevin Garnett to KMH. His domestic life is split between Dinah, his estranged wife who has agreed to a divorce after Passover, and his girlfriend Julia, a KMH employee. Howard struggles to pay off gambling debts, including $100,000 he owes to Arno, his loan shark brother-in-law. 2012, gambling addict Howard Ratner runs KMH, a jewelry store in New York City's Diamond District.

In 2010, Ethiopian Jewish miners retrieve a rare black opal from the Welo mine in Africa.

The synopsis below may give away important plot points. Can Ratner juggle his family, a pair of thuggish collectors, his work, and his master plan before things get nasty?

But, the star Boston Celtics player, Kevin Garnett, has already taken a shine to the precious uncut gem.

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A serial adulterer, incorrigible gambler, and all-around con artist, Howard thinks he can finally get out of the tight spot when he gets his hands on a block of rare Ethiopian black opal-the means to clear his ever-rising debts. In New York City's chaotic and corrupt diamond market, the gemstone dealer and gambling addict, Howard Ratner, is owing money to almost everyone, including his brother-in-law, Arno. But the closer Howard gets to finally winning big, the more he is forced to realize he can't keep running from the consequences of his actions. Always looking for the next big bet, Howard thinks he finally hit it big when he discovers a rare uncut Opal from Ethiopia, with a very interested high-profile buyer. Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler) is a once successful New York gems dealer whose gambling addiction has left his family and career in shambles, and him hundreds of thousands in debt. With his debts mounting and angry collectors closing in, a fast-talking New York City jeweler risks everything in hope of staying afloat and alive.