[Basketball.fun Issues Refunds to Users Unwilling to Wait for Marketplace Launch, NBA Star Thompson Exits Project] According to Decrypt, the NBA-themed crypto project Basketball.fun is processing refunds for buyers of digital card packs who are unwilling to wait for its marketplace platform to launch next month. The project began allowing users to purchase digital player card packs of NBA players in January, but users currently cannot sell or trade these assets. The project's co-founder stated that they have received 24 refund requests, totaling less than $2,000. The company is also offering a 10% holding bonus to users willing to wait until the NBA playoffs in April to start trading. NBA player Tristan Thompson, who previously served as an advisor to the project, has exited. Thompson expressed pride in supporting the vision during its early stages but stated that he is no longer actively involved as the platform continues to develop. The project team revealed that Thompson left a few weeks ago and is currently exploring other opportunities. Basketball.fun plans to launch digital card pack sales on the Base chain later this month to expand its ecosystem.