Columbus State’s Promise Idiaru returns to the court after battling stage 4 cancer

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) -At 6-foot-10, Columbus State basketball player Promise Idiaru has the size to make an impact on the court. But after being diagnosed with stage 4 B-cell lymphoma, his biggest battle had nothing to do with basketball.“I thought I was going to die. I thought it was over with,” Idiaru said. “I didn’t think I had much time left just because of how serious it was.”The diagnosis brought Idiaru’s senior season to an abrupt end, forcing him to put basketball on hold as he focused on his health.“When they told me, it definitely wasn’t easy,” Idiaru said. “I was hoping to play, and obviously that got cut short. It was a shocker. I had to process it for a couple of days.”Idiaru said he even attended practice the day he received the news, unsure how to process what he had just learned.But his basketball journey wasn’t over. After being granted an additional year of eligibility, Idiaru has another opportunity to return to the game he loves.For Columbus State men’s basketball c