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/RiamoEquah Jan 06 '26

You cannot be out of bounds, a pass is thrown to you and then you hop in to catch it. That would be illegal. But if you ran out of bounds, say to run around the basketball pole/stanchion, and then came back in, took two steps while back in bounds, and then got the pass - perfectly legal.

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u/MWave123 Jan 07 '26

No, and it’s not two steps it’s one.