Popsugar Celebrity Basketball Joel Embiid Jumping Over Regina King at Knicks Game Video Joel Embiid Came Thiiiiiiis Close to Knocking Out Regina King Midgame, and OMG, the Video 14 February 2019 by Perri Konecky Regina King’s life just flashed before her eyes pic.twitter.com/YPLAwjyR6E— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) February 14, 2019 Sitting courtside at an NBA game is freakin' awesome, right? You're so close to the action, there's a strong possibility you'll see a celebrity, and you don't even have to get up for drinks and snacks! The only downside? Well, you might be stomped on by a player, and that's what almost happened to Regina King during Wednesday night's Knicks game at Madison Square Garden. The 2019 Oscar nominee attended the game against the Philadelphia 76ers with Tracy Morgan, and she was nearly beheaded by the Sixers' 7'0" centre Joel Embiid. Seriously! Joel jumped over Regina to prevent the ball from going out of bounds, but his priorities were clear: MUST. PROTECT. REGINA. He sailed right over her head and landed in the row behind her, as every single person's jaw dropped to the floor. The video was captured by Twitter user Rob Perez, and even Regina was grateful for his skills. "Yoooo. Thank you God and @JoelEmbiid for your athletic abilities. Crisis averted 🙏🏾," she wrote in response to the video. Following the game, Joel expressed remorse for the MSG employee who took the blow of his jump. "It's good that I saved her life, I guess, but someone else had to, like, take that," he told ESPN. "I'm sorry about that." Watch the video ahead, and see how Regina's fans are bowing down to Joel after sparing the actress in his midgame jump. Related: It's Been Over 30 Years Since Regina King's First Red Carpet — and She Still Looks Damn Good The Video of Joel Embiid Jumping Over Regina King Regina King’s life just flashed before her eyes pic.twitter.com/YPLAwjyR6E— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) February 14, 2019 1 / 13 Regina's Reaction to Joel's Jump Yoooo. Thank you God and @JoelEmbiid for your athletic abilities. Crisis averted 🙏🏾 https://t.co/LLTtzECuV4— Regina King (@ReginaKing) February 14, 2019 2 / 13 The Video From Another Angle This man just took a Joel Embiid Liu Kang kick to the chest put on his glasses and went right back to work pic.twitter.com/LwlZqb3cQN— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) February 14, 2019 3 / 13 Photo of the Moment Joel Jumped Over Regina Image Source: Getty / Elsa 4 / 13 Regina Is OK! Image Source: Getty / James Devaney 5 / 13 Laugh It Off, Girl! Image Source: Getty / James Devaney 6 / 13 Reactions to the Viral Moment Gotta protect Regina King at all costs.— Yahoo Sports NBA (@YahooSportsNBA) February 14, 2019 7 / 13 @JoelEmbiid a real one, instead of harming the queen @ReginaKing he hopped over her and drop kicked the dude behind her... salute!— David Wallace (@TheDraftFanatic) February 14, 2019 8 / 13 pic.twitter.com/Pc97NW16Np— Tough Scene (@Agressive_Takes) February 14, 2019 9 / 13 👀 pic.twitter.com/95yvVF3fiM— HummbleBee 🐝🐝 (@HummbleBey) February 14, 2019 10 / 13 Whew! Thank God. I would hate to see you win your Oscar in a neck brace.— Kara Beeswax (@kbeeswax) February 14, 2019 11 / 13 I love that he made sure he didn't so much as let his foot touch her. Shout out to the dude in back he landed on. He took that L on behalf of chivalry.— Trish ♛ (@StilettoRoyalty) February 14, 2019 12 / 13 🗣PROTECT REGINA AT ALL COSTS!!— Petty Eddy (@BristowGrey) February 14, 2019 13 / 13 BasketballAthletesViral VideosRegina King