Before revision: When asked about the veracity of the research, Matthew Jafarian, Miami Heat's executive vice president for business strategy, said "that he originally was skeptical, but found the studies 'compelling' because they reached similar results.
After revision: When asked about the veracity of the research, Matthew Jafarian, Miami Heat's executive vice president for business strategy, told CNN "that he originally was skeptical, but found the studies 'compelling' because they reached similar results.