The Philadelphia 76ers will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road on Saturday looking to continue building on their recent momentum. Winners of six of their past eight games, the Sixers will be without Joel Embiid on the second night of a back-to-back,

The 7-foot-2 center, who battled injuries throughout his career, noted that it’s hard to not feel bad about yourself in those moments, but he's learned that talking to others about it has helped.

So the native of Cameroon who once never believed in seeking help from others had decided over time — much like elite athletes Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka and retired swimmer Michael Phelps — to shake the once-taboo stigma of therapy and go all-in on the process to steer him through turbulent times in his professional career.