<Li> Los Angeles Lakers logo (1976--2001) </Li> <Li> Los Angeles Lakers logo (2001--present) </Li> <P> 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 . </P> <P> In their final years in Minneapolis, the uniforms were tweaked, eliminating gold and replaced the city abbreviation with the team nickname on their road uniforms; the uniform featured four stars surrounding the front of the jersey . The shade of blue used in the home uniforms was changed to royal blue . The powder blue version was used during the 2004--05 season as throwback uniforms . </P>

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