Everything Mardi Gras related clashes like crazy! It’s all good. I mean, you can’t complain about the colors in this case. The colors are Mardi Gras.
Based on the two-tone template used for the 2008 NBA All-Star Game held in New Orleans — some of the hometown accents include: the wild purple-green-gold scheme; the word-mark "NOLA" abbreviation across the front; funky ornamental side patterns based on NO's rich heritage of wrought iron architecture; and the Fleur-de-Bee and trumpet logos on the back.
But the best part of the uniform has to be the inclusion of the famous Mardi Gras beads which make up that polka dot-looking trim.
Abbreviations on uniforms often feel like gimmicks, but the "NOLA" abbreviation totally works. For starters, it spells a word that you can actually say out loud plus it's a term that that's part of the local culture, not a manufactured slang flavor of the month.
