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Jan. 14, 2026, 6:52 p.m. ET
Chicago Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot’s resume includes two WNBA championships, five All-Star selections and first-team All-WNBA nods. In the WNBA offseason, she’s adding actress to the list.
The 36-year-old guard will make a guest star appearance as herself on NBC’s “Chicago Med” on a Wednesday, Jan. 21, episode titled “Frost on Fire,” the show announced on social media Wednesday.
The medical drama’s X account shared four photos from the episode, including a shot of Vandersloot gifting her No. 22 Sky jersey to a young patient at the fictional Gaffney Chicago Medical Center. Another photo shows Vandersloot posing with Dr. Dean Archer (Steven Weber) and Dr. John Frost (Darren Barnet).
Chicago is a special place for Vandersloot. The Kent, Washington, native was drafted third overall out of Gonzaga by the Chicago Sky in the 2011 WNBA Draft. Vandersloot played 12 season in Chicago (2011-2022) and helped the franchise win a WNBA title in 2022, before picking up another championship in 2024 during her two-year stint with the New York Liberty (2023-24).
Vandersloot returned to the Sky in 2025, but was limited to seven games after tearing the ACL in her right knee.
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