How insane was Howard Ratner's big Uncut Gems bet? An EW investigation
-led film from Josh and Benny Safdie, culminating in an adrenaline-filled final 30 minutes that focuses on gambling addict Howard Ratner putting his money — and life — on the line with a bet on Garnett and the Celtics.
We've all made a bet or two in our lives, whether it's an annual Oscars pool or placing $20 on your favorite team to win the Super Bowl during your vacation to Las Vegas. But none of us will ever make a bet like Howard did. After finally offloading his precious opal to Garnett for $165,ooo in cash, Howard decides that instead of paying back the many people he's in debt to, including some very dangerous ones, he's going to put it all on his new friend KG, who believes the opal to be his good luck charm. "This is how I win," declares Howard. "This is going to be one of the best nights of our f---ing lives." With his brother-in-law bookie and henchmen waiting for him, he sends his girlfriend, Julia , on a $10,000 helicopter ride to the Mohegan Sun to put the rest of the money on the Celtics to win that night's opening tip, Garnett to have at least a combined 26 points and rebounds, and the Celtics to win. For gambling newbies, this was a parlay, so he needs all three to hit to win. In the end, like Garnett famously said after winning the title in 2008, anything is possible — and it would prove to be an incredible bet, paying out at over $1.2 million. It's too bad that Howard would never see a dime as he was shot in the head right after the game concluded. Despite that killer ending, how truly insane was that gamble? The latest EW investigation breaks down whether Howard was a crazy genius or just crazy.This is insane. Honestly, I don't want to get ahead of ourselves, but I feel like we can almost just make a ruling right now. If I had to pick one moment inthat perfectly demonstrated how bad of a gambling problem Howard has, I would point to this. This is essentially like betting on flipping a coin. And if we're going off of thetimeline of events, then Garnett was in New York City just hours before Game 7 tipped off in Boston. So instead of resting up and getting properly prepared to play, he was driving to another state to buy an opal from a degenerate gambler. Can you imagine what a field day ESPN and the sports talk shows would have had with that? And that information would probably make me more likely to bet against him, at least when it came to the opening tip. Let the man get warmed up and his legs underneath him!
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