Boban Janković

Slobodan "Boban" Janković (; December 15, 1963 – June 28, 2006) was a Serbian professional basketball player. He played the position of small forward. He was nicknamed "Bomber" and played in 326 games over 12 seasons.

Janković's career ended in April 1993, when he sustained a severe spinal injury after ramming his own head against cement blocks in reaction to a foul call on the court. He never fully recovered from the injury and died from heart failure in 2006.

Biography Janković was born in Lučani but moved to Belgrade when he was seven years old. His father, Dragoljub, was an athlete.

In 1990, he transferred to KK Vojvodina of Novi Sad, also in the First Federal Basketball League, where he played for one season. He once launched a successful shot from near half court. Janković later said that he first considered hitting the referee in reaction to the call but decided against it because "it wouldn't end well". The operation lasted 3.5 hours and Janković was in a coma for 14 days thereafter. His funeral was attended by several thousand people including Dejan Tomašević, Zarko Paspalj, Zeljko Rebraca, Dragan Tarlać, and Vlade Đurović and was paid for by the municipality of Nea Smyrni.

Personal life Janković was married to Dragana Belojevic Janković. They split in 1997. Their son, Vlado Janković, is also a professional basketball player and lived with his mother in Cyprus after the divorce of his parents.

Janković was tall.