leads him to do sth vs makes him do sth

[Buddy42]

I have some trouble making out a difference between "make sb. do" and "lead sb. to do" in the following situation:

Mike is obsessed with his smartphone. This obsession

a) makes him not play football anymore in the evenings.
b) leads him to not play football anymore in the evenings.

I'm well aware that using "prevents him from playing" or "stops him from playing" would sound a lot better in these situations. But still, I chose the examples to find out about the difference between "make" and "lead" here.
Maybe "make sb do sth" needs a person who forces sb to do sth, whereas "lead sb to do sth" is more like an inevitable consequence of an action?

 

[Tarheel]

The word "makes" fits with an obsession.

 

[Buddy42]

The word "makes" fits with an obsession.

So a) and b) are both possible and grammatically correct?

 

[Tarheel]

I'm not sure about the second one (b).

 

[Buddy42]

So, am I correct to assume that it sounds clumsy?
Maybe: This leads to him not playing football in the evening, anymore?

 

[emsr2d2]

I wouldn't use either. He's obsessed with his smartphone and this means he's given up playing football in the evenings. I certainly wouldn't use "made" their. His smartphone and his obsession are incapable of making him do (or not do) anything. I can make a case for "leads to" though.

Mike's obsession with his smartphone has led to him giving up playing football in the evenings.

 

[Tarheel]

Maybe it's an excuse, but you'll often see "made" used that way. (See below.)

My anger made me hit him.
My hunger made me eat that carrot cake.
My obsession made me do it.

And the all-time favorite:

The Devil made me do it.

 

[Skrej]

If forced to choose between only the two given options, I'd use 'leads to'.