diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
index a73a1317e..78478b38b 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
@@ -351,7 +351,10 @@
 from .myvidster import MyVidsterIE
 from .nationalgeographic import NationalGeographicIE
 from .naver import NaverIE
-from .nba import NBAIE
+from .nba import (
+    NBAIE,
+    NBAWatchIE,
+)
 from .nbc import (
     NBCIE,
     NBCNewsIE,
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/nba.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/nba.py
index 944096e1c..36ece5b64 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/nba.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/nba.py
@@ -2,62 +2,100 @@
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..utils import (
-    remove_end,
     parse_duration,
+    parse_iso8601,
+    int_or_none,
 )
 
 
-class NBAIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:watch\.|www\.)?nba\.com/(?:nba/)?video(?P<id>/[^?]*?)/?(?:/index\.html)?(?:\?.*)?$'
+class NBABaseIE(InfoExtractor):
+    def _get_formats(self, video_id):
+        base_url = 'http://nba.cdn.turner.com/nba/big%s' % video_id
+        return [{
+            'url': base_url + '_nba_android_high.mp4',
+            'width': 480,
+            'height': 320,
+            'format_id': '320p',
+        },{
+            'url': base_url + '_640x360_664b.mp4',
+            'width': 640,
+            'height': 360,
+            'format_id': '360p',
+        },{
+            'url': base_url + '_768x432_1404.mp4',
+            'width': 768,
+            'height': 432,
+            'format_id': '432p',
+        },{
+            'url': base_url + '_1280x720.mp4',
+            'width': 1280,
+            'height': 720,
+            'format_id': '720p',
+        }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
+        ret = self._extract_metadata(webpage, video_id)
+        ret['id'] = video_id.rpartition('/')[2]
+        ret['formats'] = self._get_formats(video_id)
+        return ret
+
+
+class NBAIE(NBABaseIE):
+    IE_NAME = 'nba'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?nba\.com/(?:nba/)?video(?P<id>/[^?]*?)/?(?:/index\.html)?(?:\?.*)?$'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'http://www.nba.com/video/games/nets/2012/12/04/0021200253-okc-bkn-recap.nba/index.html',
-        'md5': 'c0edcfc37607344e2ff8f13c378c88a4',
+        'md5': '9d902940d2a127af3f7f9d2f3dc79c96',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '0021200253-okc-bkn-recap.nba',
             'ext': 'mp4',
             '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,
+            'timestamp': 1354680189,
+            'upload_date': '20121205',
         },
     }, {
         'url': 'http://www.nba.com/video/games/hornets/2014/12/05/0021400276-nyk-cha-play5.nba/',
         'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
+    }]
+
+    def _extract_metadata(self, webpage, video_id):
+        return {
+            'title': self._html_search_meta('name', webpage),
+            'description': self._html_search_meta('description', webpage),
+            'duration': parse_duration(self._html_search_meta('duration', webpage)),
+            'thumbnail': self._html_search_meta('thumbnailUrl', webpage),
+            'timestamp': parse_iso8601(self._html_search_meta('uploadDate', webpage))
+        }
+
+class NBAWatchIE(NBABaseIE):
+    IE_NAME = 'nba:watch'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://watch.nba\.com/(?:nba/)?video(?P<id>/[^?]*?)/?(?:/index\.html)?(?:\?.*)?$'
+    _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'http://watch.nba.com/nba/video/channels/playoffs/2015/05/20/0041400301-cle-atl-recap.nba',
+        'md5': 'b2b39b81cf28615ae0c3360a3f9668c4',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '0041400301-cle-atl-recap.nba',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'NBA GAME TIME | Video: Hawks vs. Cavaliers Game 1',
+            'title': 'Hawks vs. Cavaliers Game 1',
             'description': 'md5:8094c3498d35a9bd6b1a8c396a071b4d',
             'duration': 228,
-        },
-        'params': {
-            'skip_download': True,
+            'timestamp': 1432094400,
+            'upload_date': '20150520',
         }
     }]
 
-    def _real_extract(self, url):
-        video_id = self._match_id(url)
-        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
-
-        video_url = 'http://ht-mobile.cdn.turner.com/nba/big' + video_id + '_nba_1280x720.mp4'
-
-        shortened_video_id = video_id.rpartition('/')[2]
-        title = remove_end(
-            self._og_search_title(webpage, default=shortened_video_id), ' : NBA.com')
-
-        description = self._og_search_description(webpage)
-        duration_str = self._html_search_meta(
-            'duration', webpage, 'duration', default=None)
-        if not duration_str:
-            duration_str = self._html_search_regex(
-                r'Duration:</b>\s*(\d+:\d+)', webpage, 'duration', fatal=False)
-        duration = parse_duration(duration_str)
-
+    def _extract_metadata(self, webpage, video_id):
+        program_id = self._search_regex(r'var\s+programId\s*=\s*(\d+);', webpage, 'program id')
+        metadata = self._download_json(
+            'http://smbsolr.cdnak.neulion.com/solr_nbav6/nba/nba/mlt/?wt=json&fl=name,description,image,runtime,releaseDate&q=sequence%3A' + program_id, video_id)['match']['docs'][0]
         return {
-            'id': shortened_video_id,
-            'url': video_url,
-            'title': title,
-            'description': description,
-            'duration': duration,
+            'title': metadata['name'],
+            'description': metadata.get('description'),
+            'duration': int_or_none(metadata.get('runtime')),
+            'thumbnail': metadata.get('image'),
+            'timestamp': parse_iso8601(metadata.get('releaseDate'))
         }