As the Minneapolis Lakers, their road uniform is powder blue with gold trim. It is notable that it featured the city name 's abbreviation (MPLS) on their road uniforms; they later changed it to the team nickname in block lettering. Their home uniform is white with powder blue and gold trim, and features the team nickname. It was used from 1948 -- 58. The original MPLS uniforms were later used as throwback uniforms in the 2001 -- 02 and 2017 -- 18 seasons.
what does mpls stand for on the lakers jerseys
Minneapolis