Well, I'll try, but I'm not sure I can add much to the rule book. IF a player leaves the court other than to play the ball and in doing so gains an advantage that the player would not heve by staying on the court, then it's a violation (T).
So, does the defense gain an advantage by going out of bounds to avoid a screen? It depends. If the player runs around the screen and makes a defensive play that he couldn't have made by hitting the screen and going around inside, possibly. If the player takes himself out of the play by going out of bounds, then no.
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