Offense & Shooting
Bailout
noun / verbofficial / community term
Passing out of a shot or finishing animation after initially committing to it.
Bailout can refer to the input, the pass itself, or a badge that improves the action in certain editions. Poor timing or low passing can produce turnovers.
Used in a sentence
“The defense collapsed, so he bailed out to the wing.”
Also written pass out · Bail Out
Meaning or availability may vary by NBA 2K edition.