Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid fell to the parquet during warmups before Wednesday's game against the Boston Celtics but remained in the starting lineup for the Christmas Day matchup.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) argues with referee Jenna Schroeder (20) and is ejected on a second technical foul during

On Wednesday afternoon, the Philadelphia 76ers hit the floor for a Christmas Day game against the rival Boston Celtics from the TD Garden. The game marked one of the few instances where the 76ers' big three trio of Paul George, Tyrese Maxey, and Joel Embiid would take the floor together, but things almost didn't work out that way.