After his season-best outing against the Indiana Pacers on Friday, Joel Embiid explained why he's largely been taking a backseat to his teammates this year.

Now 31 and again attempting to work his way back to health, Philadelphia's superstar center is learning what he's still capable of.

The No. 3 overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, Embiid has had an unfortunate bout with injuries throughout his career. He missed the first two seasons of his career due to injury, and across the past two seasons he was limited to a total of only 58 games.

It's 11:05 on Friday night and Joel Embiid is in front of his locker in the bowels of Xfinity Mobile Arena. He's the last Sixer in the locker roo