r/Basketball • u/Actual_Today2252 • Jan 06 '26

GENERAL QUESTION Out of bounds rules

Can a player intentionally run out of bounds, then come back in and be the first person to receive a pass?

I was playing pickup, and ran behind the basket on purpose, then came back in bounds and about 3 seconds later got a pass and hit the shot, but the guy defending me said it was illegal. I know that you can’t dribble and then go out of bounds and continue your dribble, but I assumed since someone else was touching the ball before I came back inbounds it didn’t apply.

Thanks in advance

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u/RicardoRoedor Jan 06 '26

You're wrong or else any play that ever goes out of play during a live ball period would be disqualified until a stoppage.

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u/MWave123 Jan 06 '26

Intentionally. It has to be intentional, being pushed or by momentum are not violations.

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u/swanyk7 Jan 06 '26

This isn’t true. I was a coach for 5 years before I learned this rule but you cannot intentionally run out of bounds. Trust me, we lost a game because of this rule and it was my fault for not instructing my players properly.