NBA 2K23 controls: All offensive and defensive keyboard shortcuts

Many players, especially beginners, are looking for a management guide for NBA 2K23. This game is fun to play and the more you know what you’re doing the better. And while there are some controls that are more difficult than others, you can learn them in no time. So in this guide, let’s quickly check out all the offensive, defensive and passing controls in NBA 2K23 for PlayStation and Xbox.

All controls for NBA 2K23 for PlayStation and Xbox

For simplicity, let’s divide these controls into offense, defense, and passing.

All attack controls

These are all offensive controls in ball play:

Ball attack control
Control	Xbox	Game console
Move player	Left joystick	Left joystick
professional stick	right joystick	right joystick
pass	A	X
refusal pass	B	Circle
Fire	X or RS	Square or R3
Lead to the basket / Lob Pass	D	Triangle
Publish	LT	L2
Sprint	RT	R2
Call Play	LB	L1
Pass icon	RB	R1
Coaching on the fly	cross	cross

Here are all the offensive controls without the ball:

Ball violation control
Control	Xbox	Game console
Move player	Left joystick	Left joystick
professional stick	right joystick	right joystick
Call for a pass	A	X
Quick Screen	B	Circle
Force a teammate to shoot	X	Square
Alley-oop Call	D	Triangle
Publish	LT	L2
Sprint	RT	R2
Screen call	LB	L1
Coaching on the fly	cross	cross

All means of protection

Here are all the defense controls on the ball:

Ball game protection
Control	Xbox	Game console
Move player	Left joystick	Left joystick
Hands up	right joystick	right joystick
Change player	A	X
Take charge	B	Circle
steal the ball	X	Square
rebound/block	D	Triangle
Intensive Protection	LT	L2
Sprint	RT	R2
double command	LB	L1
Icon exchange	RB	R1
Coaching on the fly	cross	cross
Intentional foul	View button	Touchpad

These are all non-ball defense controls:

Defense without the ball
Control	Xbox	Game console
Move player	Left joystick	Left joystick
ball theft	right joystick	right joystick
Change player	A	X
Take charge	B	Circle
steal the ball	X	Square
rebound/block	D	Triangle
Intensive Protection	LT	L2
Sprint	RT	R2
double command	LB	L1
Icon exchange	RB	R1
Coaching on the fly	cross	cross
Intentional foul	View button	Touchpad

Passing control for NBA 2K23

You should learn these controls to get through better:

Passing control
Control	Xbox	Game console
Ordinary pass	A	X
refusal pass	B	Circle
Lob Pass	D	Triangle
Fake pass	G+B	triangle + circle
Jump Pass	X + A	Square + X
skip pass	Press and hold A	Press and hold X
Alley-up	Y+Y	Triangle + Triangle
bright pass	B+B	Circle + Circle
Self Alley-oop	Y + Y and go to hoop	Triangle + Triangle and go to hoop
Rolling incoming	Y during initial entries	Triangle during initial entries
Pass icon	RB Button & Icon Receiver	R1 button and receiver icon
Bounce Pass Alley-oop	A + B + go to recipient	X + circle + go to recipient
touch pass	A before the first receiver receives the ball	X before the first receiver receives the ball
Complete receiver control	Press and hold B while driving as a receiver. Release B to pass the ball	Press and hold the circle while moving as a receiver. Release the circle to pass the ball
Basket Pass while dribbled	Press and hold Y as you move as Recipient to the trash. Release Y to pass the ball	Press and hold the triangle as you move as a recipient towards the trash. Release the triangle to pass the ball
Professional subscription per stick	While holding RB, move the right stick in the direction of the pass.	Hold R1 and move the right stick in the direction of passing
Give and go	Hold A and wait for the recipient to receive the ball. Now hold A again and move towards the original walker. Release button A to bring it back.	Hold X and wait for the receiver to receive the ball. Now hold X again and move towards the original walker. Release the X button to bring it back.

This guide covers all offensive, defensive and traversal controls in NBA 2K23 for PlayStation and Xbox.