{"id":410746,"date":"2026-01-15T11:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/410746\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T11:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:00:15","slug":"wnba-star-courtney-vandersloot-set-to-guest-star-on-chicago-med-tonight-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/410746\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Star Courtney Vandersloot Set to Guest Star on Chicago Med Tonight (DETAILS)"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the biggest stars in the WNBA is officially joining the One Chicago<\/a> universe for a can’t miss guest starring role.<\/p>\n

Basketball fans tuning in to tonight’s January 14 episode of Chicago Med<\/a> will see Chicago Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot bring her talents to Gaffney Chicago Medical Center in Season 11, Episode 9’s “Blindsided.”<\/p>\n

The 36-year-old has been a WNBA mainstay since 2011 and has amassed countless accolades, but can any on-court accomplishment prepare her for her first-ever acting role? Fans can’t wait to see how Vandersloot fares alongside some of One Chicago’s favorites.<\/p>\n

The episode’s official description offers a hint of what to expect:<\/p>\n

“Tensions spike when a road rage incident sends three patients into the E.D. Frost’s former television co-star resurfaces. An unexpected arrival catches Asher and Archer off guard,” the logline reads.<\/p>\n

RELATED: How Buffy the Vampire Slayer Inspired the Lenox-Ripley Duo on Chicago Med (EXCLUSIVE)<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Courtney<\/p>\n

Courtney Vandersloot in a hospital room during her Chicago Med scene.<\/p>\n

Vandersloot will be playing herself in the episode, and judging by the sneak peek photos, she’ll be making one young fan very happy:<\/p>\n

RELATED: The Gender of Archer and Asher\u2019s Baby Was Revealed! It\u2019s a…<\/a><\/p>\n

Regardless of how she fits into this week’s storylines, Chicago Med<\/a> stars Steven Weber<\/a>,\u00a0Darren Barnet<\/a>, and the rest of the cast\u00a0clearly welcomed Vandersloot into the cast with open arms.<\/p>\n

Here’s what to know about Courtney Vandersloot\"Courtney<\/p>\n

Courtney Vandersloot in a hospital during her Chicago Med scene.<\/p>\n

From being drafted in 2011 out of Gonzaga University to becoming a two-time WNBA Champion (once with Chicago in 2021 and once with the New York Liberty in 2024), Vandersloot has proven to be one of the league’s most talented playmakers.<\/p>\n

Her career professional basketball stats<\/a> are something to behold:<\/p>\n

2x WNBA champion (2021, 2024)<\/p>\n

5x WNBA All-Star (2011, 2019, 2021-2023)<\/p>\n

WNBA All-Rookie Team (2011)<\/p>\n

2x All-WNBA First Team (2019, 2020)<\/p>\n

3x All-WNBA Second Team (2015, 2018, 2021)<\/p>\n

7x WNBA assists leader (2014, 2017\u20132021, 2023)<\/p>\n

Add that to her impressive collegiate resume, and you have one of the most accomplished basketball players of all time. Not a bad addition to the Chicago Med cast!<\/p>\n

Here’s how to watch Courtney Vandersloot’s Chicago Med\u00a0episode<\/p>\n

A new episode of Chicago Med \u2014 guest starring Courtney Vandersloot \u2014 is just one part of another unforgettable Windy City Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Tune in to NBC at 8\/7c to watch “Blindsided,” followed by brand-new eps of Chicago Fire<\/a> and Chicago P.D.<\/a> at 9\/8c and 10\/9c, respectively.<\/p>\n

As always, every new One Chicago episode is available for next-day streaming on Peacock<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the biggest stars in the WNBA is officially joining the One Chicago universe for a can’t…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":410747,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,6681,57556,172886,726,53253,3457,82,630,92787],"class_list":["post-410746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-chicago","tag-chicago-med","tag-chicago-med-cast","tag-chicago-sky","tag-courtney-vandersloot","tag-new-york-liberty","tag-sports","tag-wnba","tag-wnba-champion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=410746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410746\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/410747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=410746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=410746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=410746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}