Video: Watch Celtics' Marcus Smart Get Ejected for Shoving 76ers' Joel Embiid

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart was ejected early in the third quarter of Wednesday night's game after sparking an on-court skirmish by shoving Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid to the court after a collision on a screen.  

The 7'0", 250-pound big man leaned in with his shoulder on the screen and knocked his 6'4", 220-pound opponent down:

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Smart's shove earned him a flagrant-2 and an ejection, and Embiid was given a technical.

As Smart made his way to the locker room, he welcomed the jeers from the Wells Fargo Center crowd:

He exited the game with three points and four assists in 19 minutes.

This is not the first time this season Smart—known as a fiery competitor—has been ejected after finding himself at the center of an on-court confrontation. Back on Jan. 19, he was removed from a contest against the Atlanta Hawks when he went after DeAndre' Bembry following an exchange of words:

Smart was fined $35,000 for his actions.

Of note, Embiid previously enraged an opponent when he delivered a hard foul to Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook in January.

At this point in the season, neither Boston nor Philadelphia can afford to lose a player, whether to suspension or injury. Both the Celtics (43-28) and the Sixers (46-25) are among the top teams in the Eastern Conference.

It's worth noting a Boston-Philadelphia matchup could still happen in the first round of the playoffs. The Sixers currently own just a 2.5-game lead over the Indiana Pacers, who sit at No. 4 in the East.