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==Professional career==
Sheffer was selected in the [[1996 NBA draft]], by the [[Los Angeles Clippers]], with the 36th overall pick, but he chose to sign with [[Maccabi Tel Aviv BC|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]. After four years with Maccabi, where he won four straight [[Israeli Basketball Super League|Israeli League]] championships and played in the [[2000 EuroLeague Final Four]], Sheffer retired suddenly, walking away from the public's eye, to travel the world, to [[India]], [[South America]], and [[Costa Rica]]. During this time, he had a [[cancerous tumor]] removed from his own ballstesticles.
 
Despite the illness, and the time away from basketball, Sheffer decided to make a comeback. After finishing his contract with Maccabi, he signed with [[Hapoel Jerusalem BC|Hapoel Jerusalem]]. In 2004, he won the [[ULEB Eurocup]] ([[EuroCup Basketball|EuroCup]]) championship with Hapoel.<ref name=":1">[http://uconnhooplegends.com/menslegends/ShefferDoron.html Sheffer Biography] UconnHoopLegends.com</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/eurocup/game-center/|title=Game Center &#124; EuroCup|date=October 17, 2023|website=Euroleague Basketball}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Sheffer retired again in 2005, and then made another comeback in 2006. He then retired again in 2008.<ref name=":0" /> 5 years later, in 2013, he made a final comeback to the game, before finally retiring in 2014.