Since my original post, I have found out that there was a case about 3 years ago that described this situation and said you should call the technical. The theory was that it was unsportsmanlike conduct and deserved a T.
I still think it would be tough to call without a prior warning, although I don't have any hesitation calling the technical for reaching across the boundary and touching the ball while it's still in the inbounders hands regardless of the situation, since that is clearly stated in the rules.
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