The Sixers and Boston Celtics nearly came to blows on Wednesday night when guard Marcus Smart pushed center Joel Embiid from behind following a hard foul.
The foul came midway through the third quarter and resulted in Smart being ejected from the game.
Embiid sets a dirty screen on Marcus Smart and Marcus sends Embiid flying-- pic.twitter.com/PNX8pl3ErV
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) March 21, 2019Here is closer video of the push from Smart, which came after Embiid elbowed him during the play:
Not so SmartFans chanting a**hole#HereTheyCome pic.twitter.com/sOJabHiRaf
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) March 21, 2019Embiid was also issued a technical for the rushing at Smart after the foul. Both Smart and Embiid had to be restrained by their teammates.
The moment proved to be huge in the Sixers' comeback win, a 118-115 victory.
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