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Nate Huffman led the Mid-American Conference in rebounding his senior year at Central Michigan while sporting an NBA logo tattoo on his shoulder.By the time he finally got to play at the highest level more than five Aaron Judge Jersey years later and even then, only for seven games he had asked another tattoo artist to cover up the logo with a Chinese dragon."That's the last thing I needed to worry about, was people telling me it should be a NBDL tattoo or a CBA tattoo," in 2003, shortly after his stint with the Raptors was cut short by an injury.MORE: If Huffman was worried about his legacy, he needn't have been. Even though NBA Reggie Jackson Jersey fans might not recognize the name, the 7-1 center became a superstar with Maccabi Tel Aviv, and the European powerhouse paid tribute to Huffman after his at age 40.The Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball Club deeply grieves the pa sing C.C. Sabathia Jersey of Nate Huffman, one of the club's greatest players and a wonderful person. Maccabi Tel Aviv BC (@MaccabitlvBC) Huffman took a long road to playing profe sional basketball. The Michigan native attended Lansing Community College for two years before transferring to Central Michigan. He made 58.1 percent of his shots in two seasons with the Chippewas, putting him second on the school's all-time list behind Chris Kaman. His 11 rebounds per game in 1996-97 led the MAC.Huffman signed with the Clippers as an undrafted free agent but ended up in the CBA before heading to Spain and finally finding stardom in Israel. The big man averaged 18.2, Didi Gregorius Jersey 17.5 and 13.9 points in his three seasons with Maccabi Tel Aviv and helped lead coach David Blatt's team to a European championship in 2001. Appreciative fans nicknamed him "Nate the Great."That succe s led to his long-awaited shot at the NBA, but nagging knee injuries limited him to just seven games for Toronto in December 2002.Huffman was in September and told that the disease had spread throughout his body, giving him Jorge Posada Jersey only months to live. He leaves behind his wife, Michelle, and his 6-year-old son, Christian.The Maccabi Tel Aviv Facebook page paid tribute to Huffman in three separate posts Thursday morning, including a highlight video of his time with the team: