Paul George denied a reported Catfish scheme in which revealing pictures of him appeared on gossip websites over the weekend and believes the situation will fuel him.

"The whole story, as far as me being catfished, I know the girl that sent the pictures out," George said Monday. "It wasn't a catfish story, it was a girl – I don't want to get into the story but I know who's behind it.

"I'm good. A lot of it is just stuff trying to bring me down. I'm good with it. The thing that just came out, it's all a fake. It really don't have any wear on me because I know it's not true.

"Of course, you'd be angry about it because you work so hard for stuff, then you got stuff with people trying to bring you down. It does make you angry but I'm going to use it to energize me and fuel me going forward."

The Indiana Pacers are 1-4 in their five games since the All-Star break against teams with a winning record. The Pacers have a net rating of -8.9 points in those games.

The San Antonio Spurs have a 7-1 record in their eight games against teams with a winning record to rank first, followed by the Los Angeles Clippers, Brooklyn Nets, Miami Heat and Golden State Warriors.

The Pacers' remaining opponents have a combined winning percentage of .513.

Andrew Bynum is out indefinitely with soreness and swelling in his right knee.

Bynum was signed by the Indiana Pacers after he was released by the Chicago Bulls.

Andrew Bynum missed the Indiana Pacers' win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday after undergoing an MRI due to swelling in his knees.

The Pacers expect to know more about Bynum's status in the coming days.

"This is what we signed up for," Frank Vogel said. "We knew he was a great player with some problem-area knees, (who was) going to be in some times and out some times.

"We're fully aware of that and we'll be excited whenever we have him in uniform."

Andrew Bynum will make his debut with the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday against the Boston Celtics.

Bynum signed with Indiana in late January and the center has yet to make an appearance for the Pacers.

Bynum has been training to elevate his conditioning.

The Indiana Pacers were blown out by the Houston Rockets on Friday on national television by a final score of 112-86.

When the two teams met on Dec. 20, the Pacers won by 33 points.

"We're just putting the emphasis on trying to get better," Roy Hibbert said. "Since the All-Star break, we haven't been playing the best basketball. We've been playing awful."

Frank Vogel is less concerned and believes the Pacers' struggles are a natural part of the season's flow.

"Every team I've ever been a part of has had a stretch like we're in right now," said Vogel. "And since I've been here, we've always worked our way out of it, so I'm sure we will. It stinks right now. It's not fun right now, but we've got a good team and we'll regroup."

The Indiana Pacers did not discuss a trade ahead of the deadline with the Cleveland Cavaliers involving Luol Deng, a source tells RealGM.

The Cavaliers reportedly were looking to move Deng for a first round pick.

The Pacers acquired Evan Turner and Lavoy Allen at the deadline in a deal involving Danny Granger.

The Indiana Pacers signed Andrew Bynum on Feb. 1, but he hasn't appeared in any of their 13 games since.

Bynum hasn’t played since Dec. 26 when he was still a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers and missed all of last season due to knee issues. The Pacers weren’t scared off by Bynum’s extensive medical history, but have been very careful with his health.

The term "weeks" was used when Bynum was first signed. It was then expected that he’d sit out until after the All-Star break. On Saturday night, Frank Vogel pushed back his Indiana debut even further.

"A few weeks," Vogel said when asked about Bynum. “We're not putting a firm timetable on it. Our trainers are doing some things to strengthen the area around his knees so when he becomes an everyday player, he’ll be there for us. The soreness he’s experienced in the last couple years is minimal and while we are doing that there is the process of getting him back in game shape because he had weeks off after leaving Cleveland.”

Ian Mahinmi is currently the backup for Roy Hibbert, but Bynum will overtake that role if all goes according to plan. Vogel made it clear that Bynum will have to fit into what the Pacers try to do instead of the other way around.

“We've got a plan and a scheme on both ends of the court with Roy Hibbert that fits his style of play,” Vogel said. "Once he gets healthy and in great condition, I think the transition is going to be fairly seamless. He’s going to fit in and we’ll use him the same way we use Roy.”

It helps that Bynum has been able to watch Hibbert live, in games and practice, over the last few weeks.

"They practice against each other and then do low post one-on-one drills," Vogel said of the two centers.

Indiana knew the process would be a slow one when they signed Bynum and they conveyed their plans to him right away.

"We knew he was going to be a ways away," Vogel said. "We told him when we signed him that we would be sure not to rush him in there. We knew it was going to take some time because he’d been off for so long. We knew it was going to be a process.”

The Pacers are hoping the low-risk signing will pay dividends down the road, especially in the postseason should they meet up with the Miami Heat. When asked about what makes this Indiana team different than the one that came within 48 minutes of the NBA Finals last June, Vogel pointed to a bench that stands to improve even more when Bynum is finally ready.

"I think we have a better bench. Not only Evan Turner, but Luis Scola and C.J. Watson have given us a huge lift this season. Ian Mahinmi has been playing at a much higher level this year than he was last year. We haven’t seen Bynum yet. We haven’t really seen much from Chris Copeland yet," Vogel said. "The depth is, I think, much better than it was last year."

The Indiana Pacers will not have George Hill when they face the Boston Celtics on Saturday night.

Hill injured his left shoulder late against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday.

"I'm trying to do all I can to help this team win a basketball game. If that's not on the court, that's being encouraging and being a positive teammate," Hill said after shootaround. "Things like that."

Hill had not been informed of the decision to sit him until Frank Vogel came over as Hill was speaking with the media.

"When I did my MRI it showed previous stuff," Hill said. "It was just the way I landed. I have pain lifting it and making certain movements. We'll take it day-by-day."

Hill previously injured his shoulder in a collision with former teammate Tyler Hansbrough, adding some certain to the injury.

"I hurt it pretty badly last year, so I think it's just a re-occurring injury that just opened back up a bit."

Hill is averaging 10.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists for the Pacers this season.