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Knicks' star may return in March or April King says recovery on schedule M9 0) U' 1 1 T3 0) 3 pics, I am willing to challenge anybody in this room at swimming. I've been using equipment daily to build up my strength. My knee atrophied while it was in the cast for six weeks and I lost manueverabilty, strength and size in the limb." King spent Sunday night in New York to attend Monday's news conference. Before the session began, he was informed his car was one of four stolen from his garage during the night. "What bothers me," he said, "is that they took my basketball and I must get another to keep working out." Kansas City.

"But within 48 hours I knew more about knees and what could happen to them and what my options were than I ever learned in all the biology classes I ever attended," he said. "The decision was to have Dr. Scott operate and I am pleased with the result." King works a minimum of four hours a day with physical therapist Dania Sweitzer, mostly in King's home with apparatus supplied by the Knicks. "I have learned to swim, something I never could do," King "And while I won't compete in the 1988 Olym per game average. The Knicks lost 20 straight games over two seasons during his absence.

He said he works out almost daily on all aspects of his game shooting, dribbling, cutting and quickness. "I don't need to wear a brace," he said. "My knee is perfectly stable and I have had no pain when I cut or run on the court. There is no swelling and Dr. Scott's procedure was one that would ensure a proper blood supply, which sometimes can create a problem of swelling and water." King said he was depressed when the injury happened during the game against Ug tij Bernard King Sixers reease pair NEW YORK (UPI) New York Knicks forward Bernard King said Monday his recovery from knee surgery is on schedule and his doctor speculated he might return in March or April.

Breaking a silence on his condition since tearing ligaments and cartilage in his right knee during a March 23 game, King said: "I can see a light at the end of the tunnel." Speaking at a news conference at Madison Square Garden, the NBA scoring champion added: "There has been no date set for my return. The Knick management and I have never discussed it." Dr. Norman Scott, who operated on King's knee, was optimistic about the rehabilitation. "We don't rule out he will play this season, in March or April," he said. An injury of this severity often ends an athlete's career.

But King predicted his play would not be affected. The 29-year-old forward had been criticized for failing to sit on the bench with his teammates, who are experiencing one of their worst seasons in recent years. "When the time comes and it does not interfere with my rehabilitation schedule, I will attend some Knick games," King said. King topped the league in socring last year with a 32.9 Vosburg hurls 7 hitless frames PHILADELPHIA (UPI) -The Philadelphia 76ers Monday released guards Paul Thompson and Butch Carter and activated guard Sedale Threatt, who had been on the injured list. The Sixers also announced that backup center Clemon Johnson, who strained his right knee in Philadelphia's loss to Atlanta on Saturday night, would miss Tuesday night's game against the Indiana Pacers.

Thompson, signed as a free agent before the start of the season, had averaged only 7.8 points per game and made only 70 of 194 shots from the floor as he attempted to ease the blow caused by the loss of guard Andrew Toney. Toney, an explosive shooting guard, has missed the entire season with feet turce's only hit, an eighth-inning single. Ray Palacios' solo homer triggered a four-run 10th in- ning, leading Mayaguez over Arecibo 6-3 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Hits by Wally Joyner and Roberto Bonilla enabled Paul O'Neil, Harold Reynolds and Luis Quinones to score the other Mayaguez runs in the 10th. Cleveland pitcher Luis de Leon went the first eight innings for Mayaguez and gave up three singles.

Reliever Juan Agosto yielded a two-run homer to Candy, Maldonado in the bottom of By United Press InttnutioMl Juan Beniquez, who hit .304 for the California Angeles last season, belted a three-run homer in the first inning Sunday, carrying Cangre-jeros of Santurce past the San Juan Metros 3-0 on one-hit in the Puerto Rican League. Beniquez's shot, his fourth homer of the winter season, was delivered after Ivan de Jesus walked and Jack Howell doubled. Ed Vosberg pitched hitless ball for seven innings. Brad Havens of the Baltimore Orioles hurled the last two inning and gave up San- and ankle injuries and is expected to be out of action for at least several more weeks. Carter, also a free agent, was signed after Threatt, who had been starting in Toney's place, was placed on the injured list on Dec.

4. Threatt, who averaged 13.2 points per game, will be ready to play on Tuesday night, a team spokeswoman said. Carter had averaged 3.8 points in limited action. The roster moves leave the 76ers with 11 players, one under the NBA limit. The team spokeswoman said Johnson, the team's only backup to starting center Moses Malone, would be examined again on Wednesday to determine if he can play that night against the Houston Rockets at the Spectrum.

Green Bay at Tampa Bay Houston at Indianapolis Philadelphia at Minnesota San Diego at Kansas City. Monday, December 23 LA Raiders at LA Rams Qf The Gamt- NO SCORES! QnzBSSmms V0I! Yi PLAV the ninth that tied it 2-2. In another Puerto Rican League game, at Ponce, Leones won its 16th game of the season, downing Caguas 6-5 with a two-run ninth. Mac serving term NEW YORK (UPI) -John McEnroe began serving a 42-day suspension Monday for exceeding the allowable limit of fines in a year. However, if he refrains from playing in any professional tournament or event for 21 days, the suspension would be reduced to 21 days and terminate Jan.

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