When he opened it, I saw a large diamond shaped like a rose.
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Partially hidden in the brush was a leopard, its yellow fur covered in densely packed rose-shaped markings that illuminated it against the dark green backdrop.
The top lot at the Oct. 19 sale is a rare, internally flawless pink diamond weighing 25 carats, set in an elegantly simple rose gold and platinum ring, flanked on either side by a petite pear-shaped diamond.
At the ceremony to announce the award at the Rose Garden Arena, the smartly dressed guard spoke about his upbringing in Oakland and how it shaped him as a hard-working player.