The Ringer’s Bill Simmons shares an essay on Joel Embiid’s career in the midst of another spectacular season (2:36) before talking with Wosny Lambre about the 76ers’ need to trade Ben Simmons in order to get Embiid some support this season, James Harden trade rumors, the Lakers’ win over the Nets, trade deadline predictions, and more (16:42). Then Bill talks with his longtime friend and Red Sox fan Kevin Hench about David Ortiz being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (47:08). Finally, Bill is joined by Charles Oakley for the first time since 2018 to discuss stories from his career; ‘The Last Dance’; the NBA season; NFL playoffs; his upcoming book, ‘The Last Enforcer: Outrageous Stories From the Life and Times of One of the NBA’s Fiercest Competitors’; and more (1:06:26).Host: Bill SimmonsGuests: Charles Oakley, Wosny Lambre, and Kevin HenchProducer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We start the show with the Red Sox/Yankees Wild Card Game predictions then a recap of the game(00:02:52-00:20:56). Monday night football and CFB talk(00:20:56-00:37:42). Hot Seat/Cool Throne including Game of Thrones and the internet blowing up on Monday(00:37:42-01:02:56). Charles Oakley joins the show to talk about his new show, being an enforcer in the NBA, toughest guy that tried him and being in Michael Jordan's inner circle(01:02:56-01:53:45). Pete Prisco joins the show to talk about the Jaguars and Urban Meyer's terrible week(01:53:45-02:10:27). We finish the show with Bring your lunch pail with Jersey Jerry(02:10:27-02:32:18).You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/pardon-my-take