Even the media is finally turning on Warriors head coach Steve Kerr

Despite four NBA titles in the past nine years, fans have remained steadfast in their criticism of Warriors head coach Steve Kerr for everything from his rotations to his handling of multiple inner-team blow-ups, to his aversion to running more high screen pick and roll.

But on Thursday night, following a heart-breaking 130-127 loss to the defending champion Denver Nuggets on a Nikola Jokic near-half-court buzzer beater, it was the media that turned on Golden State’s 10th year head coach.

“Coaching malpractice,” fumed The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor.

“Trust has been the issue with Jonathan Kuminga, but tonight it’s indefensible,” an exasperated John Dickinson of KNBR lamented post-game.

“So Kerr stuck with the lineup that kept frittering away the lead and Kuminga couldn’t go back in the game because he had been sitting too long? OK,” The Athletic’s Steve Berman passive aggressively posted.

“Jonathan Kuminga’s +6 led the Warriors. His 16 points were third on the team. His four rebounds were second on the team. His four assists were third on the team. Kuminga didn’t play after making a three-point play with 6 minutes left in the 3rd quarter and came out at the 5:48 mark,” noted NBC Sports Bay Area’s Dalton Johnson.

The Warriors led by as much as 18 points in the fourth quarter on Thursday and looked to be on their way to their best win of the season before the Nuggets roared back in the fourth, outscoring the Dubs 36-20 in the period before the Jokic Hail Mary.

A lot of the heat on Thursday night came via Kerr’s decision to sit Jonathan Kuminga (a common, nearly unexplainable theme this season) with 5:48 to go in the third quarter through the entirety of the fourth, which Golden State’s head coach explained away with: “Wiggs was playing great.”

Except Andrew Wiggins finished with a team-worst -14, and had just 11 points, 3 rebounds, a team-worst 0 assists (everyone else who played had at least 2!) and a team-high 2 turnovers.

To make matters worse, Kerr — who accused Jokic of foul-baiting on Christmas Day — appeared to poke the bear with 5:01 remaining in the fourth quarter, jawing directly with the Nuggets star with the Dubs still up by 11:

Jokic responded with 7 points, 2 rebounds and an assist in the final five, including the heave heard ’round the NBA.

“As the Warriors continue to falter, losing their grip on leads month after month, a question arises: Is Kerr’s loyalty to his aging stars costing the team?” Kevin O’Connor asked on Friday morning.

Fans and NBA media folks seemed to finally be in agreement on the answer Thursday night.