Of course not. Oda was cutting corners in Wano, especially anything regarding Zoro. He also could’ve fleshed out King more, but he didn’t. They’re times that the anime is canon over the manga and this is one of them. If I’m king and decided I have the advantage in the air, why wouldn’t I stay up high, and fire off my best attacks? Especially after I spout you’re biologically inferior
while it takes Zoro some time to beat my attacks from the ground, just to have a chance to reach me. If king didn’t care for the duel, he could’ve just avoided Zoro and flew even higher and waited him out.