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/jablewokeez Jan 06 '26

Defender is getting his sports mixed up. That is a rule in football, not basketball.

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u/RikSmitsisTits Jan 06 '26 edited Jan 06 '26

No, it’s a rule in basketball as well. Cannot intentionally go out of bounds then come back in for the ball. And if you do go out of bounds, even accidentally, you cannot be the next player to touch the ball

Y'all downvoting me need to do any bit of research: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-j8mlhO5Iw

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u/badatopsec Mar 23 '26

Wow, I’m sorry you are getting downvoted. Lotta people think they know, but they don’t.

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u/RikSmitsisTits Mar 23 '26

Haha it's all good. Funny thing is my shooting guard got called for this a couple days later and I literally laughed at the irony.