diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/nba.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/nba.py
index 633b42f728..78e650b2d0 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/nba.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/nba.py
@@ -3,18 +3,23 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import re
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..utils import (
+    remove_end,
+    parse_duration,
+)
 
 
 class NBAIE(InfoExtractor):
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:watch\.|www\.)?nba\.com/(?:nba/)?video(?P<id>/[^?]*?)(?:/index\.html)?(?:\?.*)?$'
     _TEST = {
         'url': 'http://www.nba.com/video/games/nets/2012/12/04/0021200253-okc-bkn-recap.nba/index.html',
-        'md5': u'c0edcfc37607344e2ff8f13c378c88a4',
+        'md5': 'c0edcfc37607344e2ff8f13c378c88a4',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '0021200253-okc-bkn-recap.nba',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'description': 'Kevin Durant scores 32 points and dishes out six assists as the Thunder beat the Nets in Brooklyn.',
             'title': 'Thunder vs. Nets',
+            'description': 'Kevin Durant scores 32 points and dishes out six assists as the Thunder beat the Nets in Brooklyn.',
+            'duration': 181,
         },
     }
 
@@ -27,13 +32,18 @@ class NBAIE(InfoExtractor):
         video_url = 'http://ht-mobile.cdn.turner.com/nba/big' + video_id + '_nba_1280x720.mp4'
 
         shortened_video_id = video_id.rpartition('/')[2]
-        title = self._og_search_title(webpage, default=shortened_video_id).replace('NBA.com: ', '')
+        title = remove_end(
+            self._og_search_title(webpage, default=shortened_video_id), ' : NBA.com')
+
+        description = self._og_search_description(webpage)
+        duration = parse_duration(
+            self._html_search_meta('duration', webpage, 'duration', fatal=False))
 
-        description = self._html_search_regex(r'<meta name="description" (?:content|value)="(.*?)" />', webpage, 'description', fatal=False)
 
         return {
             'id': shortened_video_id,
             'url': video_url,
             'title': title,
             'description': description,
+            'duration': duration,
         }