During the surgery, doctors discovered not only a cartilage tear but also issues with the capsule that encases the knee cartilage.
In short, this 35-year-old veteran's knee was already on its last legs, having suffered two major injuries, and his career was in decline.
Having just been selected for the 1991 All-Star Game and averaging 28 points per game that season, Bernard King was not ready to leave just yet.
Like the severe injury in 1985, King once again threw himself into a grueling rehabilitation process.
For a full two months, he had to lie in bed completely immobile.
Once he was able to move, he began swimming, cycling, and using large therapy machines to strive to regain his athletic ability.
But in 1985, Bernard King was 28 years old and at the peak of an athlete's physical condition.
He had a strong ability to recover, excellent physical fitness, and condition.
By 1991, he was already 35, a turning point in a man's physical condition.
