London Woodard, 10, had always dreamed of playing in the NBA so he could take care of his family, including his older brother who has cerebral palsy, according to uncle Robert Harris Jr.The 10-year-old was an outgoing kid who excelled on the court, according to his family members. He died after a fi re at his family's Washington Heights home early Monday morning.“He was a joy to be around,” the boy’s uncle, Robert Harris Jr., said. “He was always laughing and playing.”The fire erupted just before 3:30 a.m. in the main level of his home in the 10400 block of South Green Street. London was found in the house and was taken to Roseland Hospital where he was pronounced dead, officials said. Police initially said the 10-year-old old was a girl. London's 18-year-old brother — who the boy's grandfather, Robert Harris Sr., said is bedridden and has existing breathing issues due to the neurological condition — was also found inside the home and was taken to the Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park where he was in critical condition, police said. The teen has since been transferred to Loyola University Medical Center for smoke inhalation treatment, according to Harris Sr.Their parents escaped uninjured and the fire was extinguished around 3:50 a.m., according to family and the Chicago fire department. Chicago fire officials were investigating; Harris said they had been told it was an electrical fire.Harris Sr. spent lots of time with his grandson, who he described as a “computer whiz,” because he’d often pick London up after school since his mom was usually at work at the time.He said London had scored 15 points in a basketball game Sunday at the Pullman Community Center, where he often played. Harris Sr. said he had sometimes been competing with kids three or four years older than him because of his skill level.“He was a star, everyone was looking for him to go somewhere,” Harris Sr. said. “Basketball was his thing and he was damn good.”While he played most of his sports in a league, his grandfather said his outgoing personality made him quick to find friends to shoot hoops with.“Everywhere he went he’d make a friend,” Harris Sr. said.London and his cousin Robert Harris III were inseparable, often staying up playing video games together as late as their parents would allow on a school night — or even later at weekend sleepovers.The two also played and watched sports together. London would cheer on the Minnesota Vikings, home of his favorite player Justin Jefferson, while his cousin rooted for the Green Bay Packers.Where London excelled in basketball, his cousin did at baseball, so they exchanged skills over the years.“He taught me how to follow the rules [of basketball] and I taught him how to hit,” Harris III said. “He was a brother to me and is always going to be a brother to me.” ...read more read less